Germany's Merz set to be elected chancellor on May 6, sources say
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 11, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Friedrich Merz, CDU leader, is expected to be elected Germany's chancellor on May 6, following an agreement with SPD partners.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Friedrich Merz, leader of the conservative German party CDU is set to be elected chancellor on May 6, party sources said on Friday.
The conservatives and their centre-left SPD partners had agreed on the date, party sources from both blocs added.
(Reporting by Andreas Rinke, editing by Thomas Seythal and Riham Alkousaa)
The main topic is the expected election of Friedrich Merz as Germany's chancellor on May 6.
Friedrich Merz is the leader of the conservative German party CDU and is set to become chancellor.
The election is set to take place on May 6.
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