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Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party,at a press conference after the CDU executive committee meeting on Feb. 24, 2025 in Berlin.
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Friedrich Merz, the candidate of the mainstream conservative Christian Democratic Union party,at a press conference after the CDU executive committee meeting on Feb. 24, 2025 in Berlin.
Marcus Brandt/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images