A Round Birthday: Friedrich Merz Becomes 70 – Stations of a Moved Life

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Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Chancellor Friedrich Merz is celebrating his 70th birthday – and the CDU/CSU is celebrating with him. In the parliamentary group's meeting room, there's applause, flowers, three ties with special designs, and a German flag as a gift. Rixa Fürsen and Rasmus Buchsteiner report live from the Bundestag on the mood within the parliamentary group – a mix of birthday cheer and the realities of coalition lif…

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Germany's Chancellor celebrates his 70th birthday with his family, friends and faction. He is the first head of government in the Federal Republic to become so old in office.

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The chancellor becomes 70 – and fights with ever sharper headwinds.