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Germany's Merz 'aware' of criticism over gender imbalance in Cabinet
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is 'aware' of criticism over a gender imbalance in his Cabinet, a government spokesman said ...
China's Xi, Germany's Merz stress ties to weather trade turmoil
BEIJING/BERLIN (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in a call on Friday highlighted ...
Merz warns of dangers to democracy as Germany celebrates constitution
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz warned on Friday that democracy needs to be defended against those who attack it "from ...
Merz vows to keep the US on board on Ukraine and strengthen Germany’s military and economy
New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to Ukraine.
Germany's Merz says ban on far-right AfD won't solve problem
Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday that simply banning the far-right Alternative for Germany would not end the groundswell of support for it, noting it was key instead to fight ...
Merz Commits Germany to Building Europe’s Strongest Military
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government’s top priority is to transform the nation’s armed forces into Europe’s ...
Friedrich Merz wins on second ballot to become Germany’s chancellor, hours after his historic defeat
The conservative leader had been expected to smoothly win the vote to become Germany’s 10th chancellor since World War II. No other postwar candidate for chancellor has failed to win on the first ...
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Germany’s Expected New Leader Leaps Into a World of Crises
Friedrich Merz is poised to become chancellor at a challenging time for Germany. But in a first round of voting in Parliament, he fell short Tuesday of getting enough votes to be named leader.
Merz vows to reform Germany as his full cabinet unveiled
German conservative Friedrich Merz vowed on Monday to move swiftly to reform Europe's largest economy, a day before he is due to be sworn into office as chancellor and head of a coalition with the ...