The race to lead Germany is diverting through Switzerland, with a campaigning push in Davos set to showcase competing visions for how to revive Europe’s biggest economy.

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Tucking into beer and pretzels, the frontrunner to become Germany's next chancellor, conservative millionaire Friedrich Merz, is showing off his folksy side.

Opposition leader Friedrich Merz, likely Germany's next chancellor, pledges to construct 50 gas-fired power plants if his conservative party wins the upcoming election. This plan aims at tackling energy shortages caused by reduced wind power output in November.

Written off in 2021 as he is today, Mr Scholz executed a perfectly pitched campaign and led the spd to overcome the cdu / csu ’s double-digit lead in its final weeks. Where pundits see only opinion polls,

Friedrich Merz, Germany's opposition leader, views a second Trump presidency as a chance for EU unity. As he seeks to become Germany's chancellor, Merz emphasizes Europe's need for collective strength and sees potential in Trump's predictable policies for EU-U.

Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become chancellor after Germany’s snap election next month, will take his campaign pitch to the World Economic Forum next week.

Germany's conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, frontrunner in polls to become the next chancellor, on Tuesday urged a united European stance in talks with US President Donald Trump.

Friedrich Merz believes Trump's second term will bring ... as beneficial for European planning, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has recently expressed concerns about Trump’s foreign policy.

Conservative chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz railed against the ... climate protection” during the reign of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Merz said during a campaign speech in the western ...

$95 Helicopter Rides Both Social Democrat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his rival, the Christian Democrat frontrunner Friedrich Merz, will seek the blessing of the global business elite within hours of each other at the mountain resort gathering of the World ...