Friedrich Merz's rivalry with centrist Angela Merkel In the early 2000s, Ms Merkel and Mr Merz were rivals in the race to lead their party. After the former came out on top, her challenger quit ...

But Angela Merkel, then the party's overall leader, blocked his path, and after the CDU lost the 2002 election, replaced him as parliamentary leader as well. "He embodied the more traditional ...

Angela Merkel said there is nothing wrong with attempting to understand Vladimir Putin. In an interview with the Berliner Zeitung, the former German chancellor criticized the invasion of Ukraine and ...

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Angela Merkel noted that there is nothing wrong with trying to understand Vladimir Putin. In an interview with Berliner ...

Friedrich Merz, who is on course to become post-World War II Germany's 10th chancellor after the country's election ... derailed by former Chancellor Angela Merkel in the early 2000s and even ...

It was headed for 18 years, from 2000 until 2018, by Angela Merkel. In January ... Speaking to CNN earlier this month after the CDU's convention, Mr Merz said he would "control borders and ...