Who is Friedrich Merz, Merkel’s rival and German election frontrunner?
Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...
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Merz's fabled beer mat 'unharmed' after German election debate gaffe
A storied beer mat once used by German conservative leader Friedrich Merz to outline his proposals for a streamlined tax ...
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Who is Friedrich Merz, Merkel’s rival and German election frontrunner?
But who is the old-school conservative who wants to rid his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), of former leader Angela ... back of a beer coaster. A growing feud with Merkel eventually ...