Friedrich Merz (67) has been chairman of the CDU for almost a year, opposition leader in the Bundestag and thus the most important opponent of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (64, SPD).
In the Bundestag he exchanged hard blows with Scholz.
In an interview with BILD am SONNTAG, the CDU leader warns of Germany’s economic decline. From the traffic light he is now demanding more speed in strengthening the Bundeswehr.
