Jim Tankersley

1 month ago | infomoney.com.br | Jim Tankersley

Conteúdo editorial apoiado por Trajetória acidentada de Friedrich Merz até o cargo de chanceler aumentou seus desafios tanto em casa quanto no exterior, incluindo uma ameaça da extrema direita The New York Times Jim Tankersley 07/05/2025 18h47 • Atualizado 3 horas atrás BERLIM — O partido de Friedrich Merz venceu as eleições nacionais da Alemanha no final de fevereiro.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jim Tankersley

Friedrich Merz's halting path to the chancellor's office inflamed his challenges at home and abroad, including a threat from the far right. Friedrich Merz's party won Germany's national election in late February. After weeks of coalition negotiations, Mr. Merz finally made it to the chancellor's office late Tuesday afternoon, one failed parliamentary vote and several hours behind schedule. In the interim, nearly all of Mr. Merz's problems got worse.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Jim Tankersley |Christopher Schuetze

Friedrich Merz secured the top job but only after losing on his first attempt, a surprise that potentially weakens his government at a fraught time for Germany and EuropeFriedrich Merz became Germany's 10th postwar chancellor on Tuesday after a historic stumble that could complicate his efforts to revive the nation's slumping economy, tighten its borders and rebuild its military, at a time when an isolated Europe is hungry for strong German leadership.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Jim Tankersley |Christopher Schuetze |Melissa Eddy

Friedrich Merz won a second-chance vote to become Germany’s chancellor Tuesday afternoon, rebounding from a morning defeat in parliament that threatened to hobble the next government before it was sworn into office. Merz was set to immediately begin the ceremonial tasks of assuming the country’s top leadership post, which were delayed half a day by the events in parliament, before embarking Wednesday for Paris and Warsaw, Poland, to meet with key allies.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Christopher Schuetze |Jim Tankersley

Friedrich Merz is becoming chancellor at the most challenging time for Germany since reunification 35 years ago. Two decades ago, before Friedrich Merz came back from the private sector to win the German chancellorship, he accepted an invitation to a gathering of the French Foreign Legion in Corsica. At the last moment, the organizers asked him to arrive on the parade ground not by road or rail, but by parachute. Mr. Merz, then a corporate lawyer, had never jumped out of a plane.