1 day ago · BERLIN — With Germany’s election less than a month away, center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown cold water on the prospect of reviving the country’s traditional grand coalition — bluntly declaring that he “can’t trust” conservative leader Friedrich Merz anymore.

2 days ago · Angriff und Gegenangriff im Bundestag: Kanzler Olaf Scholz lieferte sich ein hartes Rededuell mit CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz. Im Mittelpunkt: der Umgang mit der AfD.

2 days ago · Mit versteinerten Mienen nehmen Olaf Scholz, Friedrich Merz, Robert Habeck und Christian Lindner ihre Plätze ein. Immer wieder gehen die Blicke durch die Reihen. Welche und wie viele Abgeordnete ...

2 days ago · Olaf Scholz und Friedrich Merz haben sich in der Bundestagsdebatte scharf angegriffen: Scholz habe die Schwere des Problems nicht verstanden, Merz mache gemeinsame Sache mit der extremen Rechten.

2 days ago · BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s parliament on Wednesday narrowly approved a call by Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s main challenger to turn back many more migrants at the country’s borders, with the help of a far-right party — a move that drew strong criticism of the front-runner in the campaign for next month’s election.. Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose party leads the …

1 day ago · But Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Merz made “an inexcusable mistake.” Merz, determined to show his center-right Union bloc’s commitment to cutting irregular migration after a deadly knife attack last week by a rejected asylum-seeker, put a nonbinding motion to parliament calling for Germany to turn back many more migrants at its borders ...

Dec 17, 2024 · Kanzler Olaf Scholz hat CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz vorgeworfen, Unwahrheiten über ihn zu verbreiten. »Fritze Merz erzählt gern Tünkram«, sagte Scholz am Montagabend im ZDF-»heute journal«.

Nov 7, 2024 · The collapse of Germany's 'traffic light' coalition government headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz has thrown the focus on opposition leader Friedrich Merz. The 68-year-old, who leads the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer and rival of former Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Dec 18, 2024 · Friedrich Merz, right, the leader of the Christian Democratic Union, addressing Germany’s lower house of Parliament ahead of a no-confidence vote against Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, on...

Nov 7, 2024 · BERLIN — Germany’s probable next chancellor, center-right leader Friedrich Merz, urged the country’s current center-left chancellor, Olaf Scholz, to dramatically accelerate the timing of an expected snap election following the collapse of the country’s three-party ruling coalition late Wednesday.