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Who is Friedrich Merz, the man who has been elected Germany's next chancellor? • May 6, 2025, 2:14 PM ET (AP)
Conservative leader Merz overcomes historic defeat to become Germany’s chancellor • May 6, 2025, 2:10 PM ET (AP)
Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Merz to be elected chancellor • Apr. 30, 2025, 5:36 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Christlich-Demokratische Union • CDU
Date c. 1948 - present
Areas Of Involvement foreign policy • right
Related People Angela Merkel • Lothar de Mazière • Ursula von der Leyen • Konrad Adenauer • Helmut Kohl • Roman Herzog • Friedrich Merz • Kurt Georg Kiesinger • Ludwig Erhard • Karl Carstens • Heinrich Lübke • Heinrich von Brentano

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