Friedrich Merz, a union candidate for the Prime Minister and CDU federal president, joined the “Quadrell” TV round to participate in the Bundestag campaign.
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Friedrich Merz, an immigration trainer and long-time rival to Angela Merkel, is expected to become Germany’s next prime minister. His political party, the Christian Democratic Union, led a poll in the affiliated office of the Christian Social Union a few days before the election.
Back in September, Meers was elected as the candidate for CDU parties to be Prime Minister in this year’s federal elections,,,,, Leading the organization and leadership of the opposition CDU-CSU parliamentary group since 2022. CSU is a regional party that has dominated Bavarian politics for decades and has formed alliances with the CDU at the federal level.
Between politics and business
Before entering politics, Merz, 69, studied law and served first as a judge before working as a lawyer at Mayer Brown LLP. He has also held senior positions in various large companies including Blackstone and HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt and served on the board of directors of EY Dermany, Dortmund and Deutsche Börse in Germany.
Metz is married and has three children. he It is said that He owns two planes, and he drives in his spare time.
Meles said he also joined the CDU while in school and eventually led the local branch of the party’s youth organization. In 1989, he served as a member of the European Parliament for five years, and then joined the German Bundestag for 15 years.
Merz’s political career in the early 2000s was marked by a competition with Angela Merkel, the two competing for leadership positions in the CDU and CDU/CSU parliamentary groups. Merz became chairman for the first time after 2000, and then became the latter group of deputy directors.
He resigned from this position in 2004. Observer It was suggested at the time that this was due to Merkel’s rise in the team.
Angela Merkel and Friedrich Merz in 2001.
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Merkel and Merz in tensions today, last month with former German Chancellor criticize The CDU teamed up with far-right alternative Fuer Deutschland to vote in parliament.
Policy Position
Like the CDU, Merz follows a center-right policy stance and is seen as a socially conservative pro-business politician.
Myers has Propose To reduce revenue and corporate taxation, in addition to cutting bureaucratic traditional tape festivals to promote business and innovation, and adapt to the framework conditions of the German industry to promote private investment. He also shared his goals, even if Germany is more attractive to startups, and said he will create new ministerial roles to focus on digitalization and AI.
CDU leader also said he may be willing to reform Germany’s fierce competition Debt Braking Rules, which limits the debt government can bear and limits the federal government’s structural budget deficit.
Merz is highly criticizing economic policies under the Olaf Scholz administration, which shows that they are the cause of the country’s downturn, calling for significant changes.
This position includes criticize Regarding economic policies that focus too much on climate change, Meles said he will change. Although he widely viewed the climate crisis as a problem, Melz has been skeptical of certain actions to address the problem, such as building Wind turbines.
In foreign policy, Myers suggestion At the Munich security conference last weekend, Germany should have a stronger leadership position in Europe and said the war in Ukraine must end soon, instruct He will open up further arms to embattled countries.
However, Melz avoided issues regarding German planning plans widelysIn the debate over whether NATO members should increase their funding in this area, E spending.
The policy issue for integrating Melz into hot water is immigration. He has Propose To strengthen security measures, deportation and shapers increased border controls, criticizing Germany’s current asylum and immigration policies for being too relaxed, moving slowly, and linking them to violence attack Performed in the country by people Deported.
Condition Coming to the end In January, when Merz led the non-constraint action was supported by the AFD – the first time in German post-war history, most achieved a majority with the help of the far right.
