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Who is Friedrich Merz, the favorite to become Germany's new chancellor?

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Friedrich Merz is poised to become Germany 's next chancellor in a government led by the Christian Democratic Union and its sister party, the Christian Social Union .

Merz was elected as the CDU 's party's designated candidate for chancellor in September .

He is seen as a center-right, pro-business politician and a longtime rival of Angela Merkel .

He has previously worked as a judge and lawyer and served on the BlackRock Germany supervisory board.

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82

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80

Neutral language

54

Article tone

formal

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English

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60

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