A Diminished Friedrich Merz Takes Office as Chancellor

A Diminished Friedrich Merz Takes Office as Chancellor

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Acting President Ilie Bolojan congratulated Friedrich Merz on March for his election as a federal Chancellor, he said that Romania and Germany are close partners and that he "will be patient" looking forward to strengthening cooperation between the two countries.

Friedrich Merz Finally Gets to Be Chancellor

It was actually a series of scandals in the 1990s that allowed for Friedrich Merz’s quick rise to political prominence. Following several corruption scandals that rocked the leadership of the CDU and stripped it of the popular support it needed to continue governing, the party fell to the SPD in the 1998 elections. While a major setback for the party, the resulting clearing of ranks created the conditions which allowed for the rise of two young …

President Gitanas Nausėda congratulated Friedrich Merz, who was elected Chancellor of Germany on Tuesday. “I congratulate Germany on forming a new government and F. Merz on becoming its Chancellor. I also congratulate you on reaching the 70th anniversary of NATO membership,” G. Nausėda wrote on his “X” account. “Together we stand for security, democracy and a strong Alliance,” the president added.

On the social network X, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze congratulated Friedrich Merz on his election as Chancellor of Germany. The head of government expressed hope for the strengthening of Georgian-German relations. “I sincerely congratulate Mr. Friedrich Merz on his election as Chancellor of Germany, I wish him success in leading a leading European state. I express my hope that during the leadership of Chancellor Merz, the Georgian-…

Maia Sandu l-a felicitat pe Friedrich Merz pentru alegerea în funcția de cancelar al Germaniei

Președinta Republicii Moldova, Maia Sandu, l-a felicitat pe Friedrich Merz pentru alegerea sa în funcția de cancelar al Germaniei. Într-un mesaj publicat pe platforma X, șefa statului și-a exprimat dorința de a consolida relațiile moldo-germane și de a contribui, împreună cu noul lider de la Berlin, la construirea unei Europe unite și pașnice.