Chancellor of Germany
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Federal Chancellery
Friedrich Merz
- 2025
- Attendee
Friedrich Merz is a German politician serving 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.