Merz was born in Brilon in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in West Germany. He joined the Young Union in 1972. After finishing law school in 1985, Merz worked as a judge and corporate lawyer …

1 day ago · Pragmatic and Patient Mr. Merz is the product of a bucolic corner of western Germany called the Sauerland and of the party system, once safe and stable, that long dominated German politics.

1 day ago · Friedrich Merz puts Germany in an unfamiliar position: Out front Breaking from his dithering predecessors Scholz and Merkel, Merz is playing an unusually active role as the defender of Ukraine …

110 years ago, on March 9, 1918, the pharmacist and chemist Friedrich Merz founded the Chemische Fabrik Merz & Co. in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Today, Merz remains a family-owned company, …

Dec 9, 2025 · German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says the Trump administration’s new national security strategy underscores the need for Europe to become “much more independent” from the United …

1 day ago · Friedrich Merz is a German lawyer, lobbyist, and politician who has served as leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party since 2022 and became the country’s chancellor …

May 6, 2025 · He has never held a top position in government, yet he has become Germany's tenth chancellor. DW takes a look at the life of Friedrich Merz.

May 11, 2025 · Friedrich Merz became Germany’s oldest post-war chancellor at age 69 after a dramatic second-round Bundestag vote, which exposed tensions within the new ruling coalition.

May 6, 2025 · Friedrich Merz was elected as Germany's chancellor in a second-round parliamentary vote on Tuesday, after failing to secure enough support earlier in the day.

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