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Olaf Scholz: Can He Win? - German Elections 2025

Friedrich Merz: Germany's Next Chancellor?German Elections 2025

8 min

Available until 10/02/2026

The leader of the centre-right CDU/CSU, Friedrich Merz, is the favourite to be Germany’s next chancellor. But does this key figure in German politics since the departure of Angela Merkel have what it takes to lead? 

Image

Chris Völschow

Editing

Tabea Hannappel

Journalist

Tom Feldmann

Country

France

Year

2025

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