Friedrich Merz
Office history and evidence
- Head of government of Germany ↗Current · jurisdiction DEU
2025-05-06 – asserted current
wd_leadersEvidence observed 2026-09-12 - Member of the German Bundestag ↗Current · jurisdiction DEU
2025-03-25 – asserted current
de_bundestagEvidence observed 2026-09-06 - Member of the German Bundestag ↗Former · jurisdiction DEU
2021-10-26 – 2025-03-25
de_bundestagEvidence observed 2026-09-06 - Member of the German Bundestag ↗Former · jurisdiction DEU
2005-10-18 – 2009-10-27
de_bundestagEvidence observed 2026-09-06
Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz is a German politician, who has served as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025. He has also served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since January 2022, leading the CDU/CSU (Union) parliamentary group as Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag from February 2022 to May 2025.
Mean tone of press coverage toward Friedrich Merz, −100 (critical) to +100 (favorable). Measures how the media covers the entity — not public opinion or polling. Missing coverage is unavailable, not neutral.
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