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German opposition Christian Democrats tap leader Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor

  • Friedrich Merz is set to be the CDU’s lead candidate for the September 2025 federal election, pending approval from sister parties. This could challenge incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
  • At 68, Merz is the oldest lead candidate for Chancellor in Germany in over 50 years, marking his third attempt to lead the CDU since 2022.
  • Merz, alongside Markus Söder, criticized Germany's economy as "precarious," advocating for political changes to improve the country's standing.
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Friedrich Merz:CDU leader sets sights on becoming German chancellor

Squeezed out of top-level politics by his arch party rival Angela Merkel more than two decades ago, Friedrich Merz is on course to land his first ever government job: as Germany's next chancellor.

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German opposition Christian Democrats tap leader Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor

Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union has chosen its leader Friedrich Merz to be its candidate for chancellor in next year’s national election.

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German opposition Christian Democrats tap leader Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor

Germany’s opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union has chosen its leader Friedrich Merz to be its candidate for chancellor in next year’s national election

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German opposition Christian Democrats tap leader Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor

Germany's opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union announced Tuesday that it has chosen its leader, Friedrich Merz, to be its candidate for chancellor in next year's national election.

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German CDU head Friedrich Merz seals conservative chancellor candidacy

CDU and its Bavarian sister party have agreed to nominate him as candidate for chancellor. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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German opposition Christian Democrats tap leader Friedrich Merz as their candidate for chancellor

BERLIN (AP) -- Germany's opposition center-right Christian Democratic Union announced Tuesday that it has chosen its leader, Friedrich Merz, to be its candidate for chancellor in next year's national election.

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