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Sian Baldwin

Who is Friedrich Merz? Germany’s election winner

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Friedrich Merz celebrates with a beer after the exit poll results are announced in the general election, in Berlin, Germany - (Fabrizio Bensch / Reuters)

Germany’s election results are in – and, from the looks of things, we are set to see a very different leadership style brought to the country.

The man expected to be the new German chancellor has been named as Friedrich Merz.

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