Friedrich Merz has long been a beacon of hope for the conservative Christian Democrats. He now wants to unseat Chancellor Olaf Scholz and take over as Germany's leader.

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CDU's Merz aims to become Germany's chancellor

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The popular defense minister does not want to run for chancellorship. Now the Social Democrats have to go into the early federal election with the incumbent Chancellor Olaf Scholz as their top candidate. Even the competition likes that.

Der populäre Verteidigungsminister will nicht für die Kanzlerschaft kandidieren. Nun müssen die Sozialdemokraten mit dem amtierenden Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz als Spitzenkandidaten in die vorgezogene Bundestagswahl ziehen. Das findet sogar die Konkurrenz gut.

Kanzlerkandidatur: Pistorius verzichtet, Scholz tritt an, und die CDU atmet auf

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Candidacy for Chancellor: Pistorius resigns, Scholz takes over, and the CDU breathes a sigh of relief

In opinion polls in Germany, the Christian Union parties CDU and CSU enjoy the highest popularity of 33%.  Friedrich Merz is seen in the role of future chancellor, but he has had a very cold relationship with former chancellor Angela Merkel for many years.

V javnomnenjskih poizvedbah v Nemčiji najvišjo, 33-odstotno priljubljenost uživata stranki krščanske unije CDU in CSU.  V vlogi prihodnjega kanclerja se vidi Friedrich Merz, ki pa ima že vrsto let zelo hladen odnos z nekdanjo kanclerko Angelo Merkel.

Kdo je Friedrich Merz, najverjetnejši kanclerski naslednik Angele Merkel iz vrst CDU-ja?

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Who is Friedrich Merz, the most likely chancellor successor to Angela Merkel from the ranks of the CDU?

Olaf Scholz will be the SPD candidate for German chancellor in the snap parliamentary elections scheduled for February. Earlier, there was much talk that the party would instead field the more popular Defense Minister Boris Pistorius. However, he unexpectedly withdrew from the race. "This is my sovereign and completely personal decision," he assured in a recording published online.

Olaf Scholz będzie kandydatem SPD na kanclerza Niemiec w zaplanowanych na luty przyspieszonych wyborach parlamentarnych. Wcześniej wiele mówiło się, że zamiast Scholza partia wystawi cieszącego się większym poparciem ministra obrony Borisa Pistoriusa. Ten jednak niespodziewanie wycofał się z wyścigu. - To moja suwerenna i całkowicie osobista decyzja - zapewnił w opublikowanym w sieci nagraniu.

Polityczny zwrot w Niemczech. Scholz może odetchnąć

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Political U-turn in Germany. Scholz can breathe a sigh of relief

has good a chance . As the leader of the center-right  and the conservative parliamentary group that includes Bavaria’s , he will be the bloc’s top candidate, taking on the  (SPD) in the . Though Merz has never held government office, opinion polls suggest that he is the favorite in the race. At the age of 69. Merz would become the oldest person to take office as Germany’s head of government since Konrad Adenauer, who was 73 years old when he wa…

CDU's Merz aims to become Germany's chancellor

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