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Friedrich Merz
Arcs in the news about Friedrich Merz from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Person · 65 stories · 314 articles · earliest story we hold Feb 12, 2024
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| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2024 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 99 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 65 |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 26 |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| May 5, 2025 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 37 |
| May 12, 2025 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| May 19, 2025 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 73 |
| May 26, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 30 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 23 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 11 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 63 |
| May 11, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 17 | 24 | 10 | 132 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 87 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 47 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 47 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else2 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories that name Friedrich Merz
- Nov 12Germany set for snap election in February11 articles · 8 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Feb 12– 13Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians106 articles · 61 independent sources10 left, 17 center, 11 right