Friedrich Merz
Merz aims for second term as German chancellor
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced at the Political Ash Wednesday in Trier his intention to seek a second term after the 2029 federal election. The 70-year-old cited his father's longevity and called for greater work ethic. The CDU is also preparing for its party congress in Stuttgart.
Several CDU politicians have distanced themselves from Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s comments on statutory pensions. Merz described pensions as at most a “basic security” for old age. Saxony-Anhalt’s premier Sven Schulze particularly urges consideration of the East German situation.”
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Clemens Graf von Hoyos, head of the German Knigge Society, has praised Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz for his good manners. In an interview with the Rheinische Post, he emphasized Merz's firm grasp of formal etiquette. He also spoke positively about the chancellor's ties featuring animal prints.