Friedrich Merz: Conservative Pilot Steering Germany's Future

Feb 24, 2025 Khushi Kumari

Friedrich Merz's CDU/CSU bloc won Germany's election with 28.5% of the votes ahead of Olaf Scholz's SPD

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Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union (CSU) as a combined bloc formed the winning team

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Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) won 20.7% of the votes, coming in second

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Merz stated, "Germany will once again be governed reliably" after his party's victory

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Born on November 11, 1955, in Brilon, Germany, Merz joined the CDU in 1972 and later became a law practitioner, the start of his political life

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Won the Bundestag seat in 1994 by an absolute majority in Hochsauerlandkreis

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Appointed CDU's parliamentary group leader in 2000 but lost the post to Angela Merkel in 2002

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Ultimately in 20222 gained leadership of CDU and became chairman of the party at national level

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