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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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All arcs0 named arcs in 2024

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Feb 12, 202410171199
Nov 11, 20240225
Feb 3, 2025915465
Feb 17, 202527226
Feb 24, 202517012
Apr 28, 20251206
May 5, 2025510537
May 12, 20250426
May 19, 20253211173
May 26, 202523413
Jun 2, 202538116
Jul 14, 20250304
Aug 4, 202533311
Aug 11, 202525217
Aug 18, 2025510530
Oct 6, 20250319
Dec 8, 202525117
Jan 5, 2026510223
Jan 12, 20261506
Feb 2, 20260101
Feb 9, 20262003
Mar 2, 202610911
Apr 27, 202669963
May 11, 20261114
Jun 15, 20261001
Jun 29, 202603010
Jul 6, 20262118
Jul 13, 202605116
Jul 20, 202604118
Aug 17, 20260101
Aug 24, 20260101
Aug 31, 2026172410132
Sep 7, 202613191387
Sep 14, 2026619247
Sep 21, 202679547
Sep 28, 20261001

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

  1. Nov 12Germany set for snap election in February11 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  2. Feb 12– 13Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians106 articles · 61 independent sources
    10 left, 17 center, 11 right
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