Friedrich Merz and his long march to the brink of the German chancellery

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The history of the candidate for chancellor Friedrich Merz is an eternal struggle – with Merkel and his party, with the AfD, also with itself.

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Soon Friedrich Merz could rule for the first time – and immediately the largest country in Europe. Who is the man who is preparing to lead Germany through the times of crisis?

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Friedrich Merz and his long march to the brink of the German chancellery

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Friedrich Merz and his long march to the brink of the German chancellery - Blue Water Healthy Living

By Thomas Escritt BERLIN (Reuters) – Friedrich Merz, a man who has never held a government role, is preparing to take the reins in Germany just as the country faces its biggest economic and diplomatic crises in decades and Europe looks urgently for a new generation of leaders for an era of transatlantic tension. The leader of Germany’s conservatives has a comfortable poll lead over Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s unloved minority government for Sunday’…