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“Angela Merkel was more popular than Friedrich Merz is now and had served 13 years as German leader.”

Analyzed on 2026-11-01T04:40:52+00:00 · Last updated 2026-11-01

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But Merkel was far more popular at that point than Merz is now and had 13 years as German leader under her belt.

Extracted from: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces party revolt after election defeats , Financial Times

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Financial Times ft.com credibility 0.88 Supports

“But Merkel was far more popular at that point than Merz is now and had 13 years as German leader under her belt.”

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces party revolt after election defeats

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Metadata

Claim ID CLM-6BBDD7CC
Slug angela-merkel-was-more-popular-than-friedrich-merz-is-now-an-6bbdd7cc
Origin ft.com
Captured 30 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Politics History Germany