13 hours ago · BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused his main challenger in the upcoming election of “constant about turns,” while Friedrich Merz, the opposition leader and front-runner, accused Scholz of leaving behind an economic “disaster” as parliament met Tuesday for the last time before the country’s Feb. 23 election.. Polls give Merz’s center-right Union bloc the lead, with ...

11 hours ago · BERLIN -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz accused his main challenger in the upcoming election of “constant about turns," while Friedrich Merz, the opposition leader and front-runner, accused ...

2 days ago · Friedrich Merz blamed Olaf Scholz’s left-leaning government for enabling the sharp rise of the AfD in polls. | Tobias Schwarz/Getty Images. Merz snapped back, criticising Scholz’s decision to close three nuclear plants: “Then why in God’s name did you end nuclear energy?” Scholz countered that restarting reactors — an option ...

13 hours ago · Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accused his main rival in Germany’s upcoming election of “constant about turns,” while Friedrich Merz, the opposition leader and front-runner, accused Scholz of ...

2 days ago · Das erste Duell hat zwischen Olaf Scholz und Friedrich Merz stattgefunden. Beatrice Achterberg, Berlin, Elena Panagiotidis 09.02.2025 8 min Der andere Blick

Jan 30, 2025 · 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” …

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 · The current German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, and his center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), on the other hand, are pushing for big public investments to spark industrial growth. On Tuesday, Scholz proposed a €100 billion investment fund resembling the Inflation Reduction Act in the U.S. and pledged to increase the minimum wage to €15 per ...

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...

1 day ago · Heute geht es um das erste TV-Duell zwischen Friedrich Merz und Olaf Scholz. Christian Lindners Last-Minute-Manöver. Und die Gewaltenteilung in den USA. 10.02.2025, 05.37 Uhr.