Merz takes over as center-right opposition leader in Germany
BERLIN (AP) — Friedrich Merz formally took over Monday as the leader of Germany’s main opposition party, the center-right Christian Democratic Union of ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel, after his election was endorsed by a postal ballot. The 66-year-old conservative, a one-time rival and longtime critic of Merkel, emerged victorious from a ballot of the party’s membership … Read more