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Friedrich Merz person

Named in 379 reports across 70 stories - 29 Apr – 14 Sept

also appears as Friedricha Merza, Friedricha Merze, Friedrichem Merzem

29 Apr 202614 Sept 2026

The record - coverage naming Friedrich Merz that changed after publication

46 edits, 21 URLs changed12 entries
  1. Die Zeit (Germany)seen 15 Sept, 02:33headline rewrittenthe story

    Kritik am Kanzler: Markus Söder schließt Kanzlersturz durch die CSU ausBundesregierung: Markus Söder will an Merz als Bundeskanzler festhalten

  2. winnipegfreepress.comseen 14 Sept, 22:05headline rewrittenthe story

    AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDTAP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT

  3. Die Zeit (Germany)seen 14 Sept, 14:57description editedthe story
  4. Le Monde (France)seen 14 Sept, 05:59description editedthe story
  5. Die Zeit (Germany)seen 13 Sept, 06:00headline rewrittenthe story

    AfD und Friedrich Merz: AfD will Merz wegen »verleumderischer Beledigung« anzeigenAfD und Friedrich Merz: AfD will Merz wegen »verleumderischer Beleidigung« anzeigen

  6. The Guardian Worldseen 12 Sept, 04:52description editedthe story
  7. Der Spiegel (Germany)seen 12 Sept, 04:52headline rewrittenthe story

    Claudia Obert: Unternehmerin und Reality-TV-Teilnehmerin rechnet mit Merz und CDU abFriedrich Merz: Claudia Obert rechnet mit dem Kanzler und CDU ab

  8. hngn.comseen 10 Sept, 06:05headline rewrittenthe story

    Sunday's Vote Could Give Germany Its First Far-Right GovernorAfD Could Win First German State Government Sunday

  9. yakimaherald.comseen 10 Sept, 05:56headline rewrittenthe story

    German region votes in election that could bring first far-right state government to powerFar-right Alternative for Germany party wins big in regional election but falls short of majority

  10. Index.hr (Croatia)seen 9 Sept, 19:33headline rewrittenthe story

    Merz nakon pobjede AfD-a: "Njihova remigracija je etničko čišćenje"Merz žestoko napao AfD. ""Njihova politika je etničko čišćenje"

  11. The Guardian Worldseen 9 Sept, 19:33headline rewrittenthe story

    German chancellor accuses far-right AfD party of seeking ‘ethnic cleansing’Merz accuses AfD of ‘ethnic cleansing’ policy and cancels call with Trump

  12. Le Figaro (France)seen 9 Sept, 14:26headline rewrittenthe story

    «Make Germany Great Again» : Trump salue la «très bonne soirée» de l’extrême droite après la victoire de l’AfD en Allemagne«Make Germany Great Again» : Trump salue la victoire de l’AfD en Saxe-Anhalt

The web around Friedrich Merz

Closest companions, sized by how often they share a report with Friedrich Merz. Lines between the outer names are their own relationships - names that appear together even without Friedrich Merz.

German and Germany share 50 reportsBerlin and Germany share 39 reportsGermany and Russia share 37 reportsBerlin and German share 34 reportsGerman and Russia share 34 reportsAfD and CDU share 32 reportsGermany and Ukraine share 31 reportsRussia and Ukraine share 31 reportsGerman and Ukraine share 30 reportsBerlin and Russia share 26 reportsGerman and Russian share 25 reportsRussian and Ukraine share 23 reportsGermany and Russian share 23 reportsRussia and Russian share 23 reportsBerlin and Ukraine share 21 reportsMoscow and Russia share 21 reportsGerman and Moscow share 19 reportsGermany and Moscow share 19 reportsMoscow and Russian share 18 reportsMoscow and Ukraine share 18 reportsCDU and Sachsen-Anhalt share 16 reportsBerlin and Russian share 15 reportsBerlin and Moscow share 14 reportsAfD and Sachsen-Anhalt share 14 reportsBerlin and CDU share 6 reportsAfD and Berlin share 6 reportsAfD and Germany share 3 reportsCDU and Germany share 1 reportAfD and Moscow share 1 reportBerlin and Sachsen-Anhalt share 1 reportFriedrich MerzAfDAfD - 109 shared reports (organization)GermanyGermany - 72 shared reports (place)CDUCDU - 63 shared reports (organization)GermanGerman - 53 shared reports (place)BerlinBerlin - 52 shared reports (place)RussiaRussia - 43 shared reports (place)UkraineUkraine - 39 shared reports (place)Sachsen-Anh…Sachsen-Anhalt - 38 shared reports (place)RussianRussian - 26 shared reports (place)MoscowMoscow - 22 shared reports (place)

The stories

US Pauses Planned Strikes on Iran Amid Deal Talks

470 outlets1 report names Friedrich Merz2 Aug – 14 Sept

Russian warship makes ‘AGGRESSIVE’ approach with weapons drawn to US navy cruiser

283 outlets13 reports name Friedrich Merz1 Jul 2016 – 14 Sept 2026

Norway's king admitted to hospital and put on sick leave

86 outlets1 report names Friedrich Merz2 Feb 2025 – 11 Sept 2026

Germany investigates drone carrying ‘explosive device’ near Ukrainian plane at busy cargo airport – Europe live

69 outlets21 reports name Friedrich Merz5 Aug – 14 Sept

Germany: Far-right AfD extends its lead in nationwide polls

66 outlets53 reports name Friedrich Merz7 Aug – 14 Sept

Russian barrage on Kyiv kills 17 as Ukraine fails to down missiles

64 outlets2 reports name Friedrich Merz5 Aug – 14 Sept

Can’t Beat Em: Over 1,000 Lawyers Call for Ban of German Anti-Mass Migration AFD Party

62 outlets13 reports name Friedrich Merz6 Aug – 14 Sept

What the UK's social media ban means for children

52 outlets1 report names Friedrich Merz8 Aug – 14 Sept

German interior minister suggests state actor behind drone attack

51 outlets23 reports name Friedrich Merz6 Aug – 14 Sept

At least 5 dead, 5 injured after cargo plane overruns runway, strikes multiple vehicles near MIA

79 outlets1 report names Friedrich Merz6 Sept – 14 Sept

Volkswagen owners urge urgent action to cut costs, fend off China rivals

45 outlets1 report names Friedrich Merz7 Aug – 14 Sept

AfD threatens to cut funding for 'modern-thinking' culture

44 outlets12 reports name Friedrich Merz6 Aug – 14 Sept

People they appear with

Ulrich Siegmund21Alice Weidel17Vladimir Putin15

Places in the same coverage

Germany72German53Berlin52Russia43Ukraine39Sachsen-Anhalt38Russian26Moscow22Allemagne17Leipzig17Saxony-Anhalt17Saxe-Anhalt16Njemačka15

Organisations in the same coverage

AfD109CDU63Christian Democratic Union14Bundestag13

Who keeps naming them

Der Spiegel (Germany)70Die Zeit (Germany)50Süddeutsche Zeitung (Germany)18Politico Europe15Le Monde (France)13tportal (Croatia)12iDNES (Czechia)12Index.hr (Croatia)10Le Figaro (France)10Wirtualna Polska (Poland)10DW Top Stories9Bloomberg Politics9

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