InternationalFriedrich Merz, from Merkel's eternal rival to Germany's new chancellorBeatriz Juez07-05-2025
![Friedrich Merz at the signing of the coalition with the Christian Union of Bavaria (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) in Berlin.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 16 9"%3E%3C/svg%3E)