Berlin, Jan 23, 2025 (AFP) - Poll favourite Merz vows German comeback on world stage

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After years in which Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been accused of treading lightly on European and world stages, conservative election front-runner Friedrich Merz has vowed a bold return to international affairs. The CDU leader has accused embattled centre-left Scholz of being parochial and often absent in EU affairs, and of neglecting the key Franco-German axis. In the heated campaign ahead of February 23 elections, Merz loves to share a......

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