Friedrich Merz
Friedrich Merz is the chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and a significant figure in German politics. Known for his conservative views, Merz has been vocal about issues such as migration and economic policy. His recent strategies during the electoral campaign have sparked debate, particularly regarding his alignment with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
Born on Nov 11, 1955 (69 years old)
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 145 | 5.13 | 7.01% | +40% | 83,783,942 | 8,228,418 | $3,845,000 | 377,617$ |
| Switzerland | 92 | 5.00 | 6.57% | +40% | 8,654,622 | 795,657 | $700,000 | 64,354$ |
| Greece | 70 | 5.76 | 2.89% | +40% | 10,423,054 | 421,742 | $190,000 | 7,688$ |
| United Kingdom | 64 | 5.50 | 1.75% | +40% | 67,886,011 | 1,664,638 | $2,700,000 | 66,207$ |
| Croatia | 64 | 6.23 | 2.10% | +30% | 4,105,267 | 112,318 | $68,000 | 1,860$ |
| Russia | 61 | 6.20 | 1.38% | +30% | 144,104,080 | 2,591,259 | $1,500,000 | 26,973$ |
| Italy | 50 | 6.08 | 1.62% | +40% | 60,461,826 | 1,373,686 | $2,000,000 | 45,440$ |
| Spain | 44 | 5.68 | 1.62% | +30% | 46,754,778 | 986,854 | $1,400,000 | 29,550$ |
| Romania | 41 | 6.39 | 1.64% | +40% | 19,237,691 | 442,760 | $250,000 | 5,754$ |
| Bulgaria | 36 | 6.17 | 2.94% | +10% | 6,948,445 | 224,619 | $69,000 | 2,231$ |
| Sweden | 34 | 6.21 | 1.46% | +30% | 10,099,265 | 192,243 | $530,000 | 10,089$ |
| Ukraine | 34 | 6.50 | 1.27% | +30% | 43,733,762 | 722,089 | $155,000 | 2,559$ |
| Slovakia | 34 | 6.74 | 1.43% | +30% | 5,459,642 | 101,692 | $110,000 | 2,049$ |
| Hungary | 31 | 5.94 | 1.19% | +20% | 9,660,351 | 138,377 | $160,000 | 2,292$ |
| Liechtenstein | 30 | 5.60 | 1.12% | +30% | 38,137 | 555 | $6,900 | 100$ |
| United States | 28 | 6.54 | 0.52% | +40% | 331,002,651 | 2,420,766 | $21,000,000 | 153,582$ |
| France | 28 | 6.00 | 1.39% | +40% | 65,273,511 | 1,271,730 | $2,700,000 | 52,604$ |
| Luxembourg | 25 | 5.92 | 2.90% | +20% | 625,978 | 21,811 | $73,000 | 2,544$ |
| Lithuania | 24 | 6.75 | 0.79% | +30% | 2,722,289 | 27,921 | $54,000 | 554$ |
| India | 22 | 6.36 | 0.39% | +20% | 1,380,004,385 | 6,480,277 | $2,900,000 | 13,618$ |
| Ireland | 22 | 5.55 | 1.06% | +30% | 5,030,000 | 69,030 | $5,100 | 70$ |
| Portugal | 20 | 6.15 | 1.18% | +30% | 10,196,709 | 157,058 | $240,000 | 3,697$ |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20 | 6.80 | 0.80% | +20% | 3,280,815 | 31,572 | $19,000 | 183$ |
| Denmark | 18 | 7.00 | 0.95% | +30% | 5,792,202 | 71,789 | $350,000 | 4,338$ |
| Turkey | 17 | 6.00 | 0.57% | +20% | 84,339,067 | 574,463 | $720,000 | 4,904$ |
| Canada | 15 | 5.47 | 0.65% | +30% | 38,005,238 | 320,546 | $1,700,000 | 14,338$ |
| Austria | 15 | 5.87 | 0.47% | +30% | 9,006,398 | 54,525 | $450,000 | 2,724$ |
| Finland | 15 | 6.40 | 2.27% | +30% | 5,540,718 | 163,703 | $272,000 | 8,036$ |
| Pakistan | 14 | 5.64 | 0.46% | +20% | 220,892,331 | 1,220,721 | $280,000 | 1,547$ |
| Uruguay | 14 | 6.43 | 0.94% | +10% | 3,473,730 | 35,951 | $54,000 | 559$ |
| Estonia | 13 | 6.62 | 0.39% | +20% | 1,326,539 | 6,141 | $31,000 | 144$ |
| Montenegro | 13 | 5.62 | 0.63% | +20% | 628,066 | 4,775 | $5,500 | 42$ |
| Brazil | 13 | 6.46 | 0.70% | +10% | 211,049,527 | 1,636,664 | $1,500,000 | 11,632$ |
| North Macedonia | 13 | 7.46 | 2.07% | +20% | 2,083,374 | 51,670 | $12,800 | 317$ |
| Serbia | 12 | 7.42 | 0.37% | +10% | 8,737,371 | 35,907 | $55,000 | 226$ |
| Peru | 11 | 6.27 | 0.42% | +20% | 32,971,846 | 166,690 | $230,000 | 1,163$ |
| Venezuela | 11 | 7.00 | 0.71% | +20% | 28,435,943 | 240,612 | $48,000 | 406$ |
| Slovenia | 11 | 6.64 | 1.07% | +10% | 2,078,938 | 24,375 | $56,000 | 657$ |
| Belarus | 10 | 6.50 | 0.84% | +20% | 9,449,323 | 95,528 | $60,000 | 607$ |
| Georgia | 9 | 7.00 | 1.01% | +10% | 3,989,167 | 44,374 | $17,000 | 189$ |
| Moldova | 9 | 5.67 | 1.78% | +20% | 4,033,963 | 86,100 | $12,000 | 256$ |
| Egypt | 8 | 6.12 | 0.21% | +20% | 102,334,404 | 259,280 | $303,000 | 768$ |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 7.25 | 0.40% | +10% | 9,890,400 | 44,002 | $430,000 | 1,913$ |
| Israel | 8 | 7.25 | 0.39% | +10% | 9,216,900 | 39,604 | $400,000 | 1,719$ |
| China | 7 | 6.57 | 0.19% | +20% | 1,402,112,000 | 3,184,895 | $14,000,000 | 31,801$ |
| Colombia | 7 | 6.71 | 0.30% | +10% | 50,882,884 | 166,865 | $350,000 | 1,148$ |
| Bolivia | 7 | 6.86 | 0.51% | +10% | 11,673,021 | 64,944 | $40,000 | 223$ |
| Kenya | 7 | 6.57 | 0.62% | +20% | 53,771,296 | 398,657 | $106,000 | 786$ |
| Panama | 6 | 7.33 | 0.67% | +20% | 4,314,768 | 34,828 | $76,000 | 613$ |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 7.00 | 0.38% | +10% | 5,094,118 | 21,374 | $62,000 | 260$ |
| Dominican Republic | 6 | 6.83 | 0.42% | +10% | 10,847,910 | 49,789 | $89,000 | 408$ |
| Argentina | 6 | 5.83 | 0.26% | +10% | 45,195,774 | 126,825 | $450,000 | 1,263$ |
| Norway | 6 | 5.83 | 0.42% | +10% | 5,421,241 | 24,779 | $403,000 | 1,842$ |
| Kazakhstan | 6 | 6.67 | 0.35% | +10% | 18,776,707 | 71,510 | $180,000 | 686$ |
| Iceland | 6 | 7.00 | 0.50% | +10% | 341,243 | 1,883 | $24,000 | 132$ |
| Vietnam | 6 | 7.00 | 0.28% | +10% | 97,338,583 | 304,760 | $340,000 | 1,065$ |
| New Zealand | 5 | 4.60 | 0.23% | +30% | 4,822,233 | 14,498 | $210,000 | 631$ |
| Nicaragua | 5 | 6.40 | 0.98% | +10% | 6,624,554 | 71,582 | $14,000 | 151$ |
| Australia | 5 | 5.60 | 0.30% | +20% | 25,499,884 | 91,017 | $1,380,000 | 4,926$ |
| Taiwan | 4 | 6.25 | 0.61% | +0% | 23,816,775 | 145,891 | $670,000 | 4,104$ |
| Paraguay | 4 | 5.75 | 0.20% | +10% | 7,132,538 | 15,583 | $38,000 | 83$ |
| Guyana | 4 | 6.25 | 0.51% | +10% | 786,552 | 4,370 | $6,000 | 33$ |
| Latvia | 4 | 6.50 | 0.51% | +10% | 1,886,198 | 10,505 | $34,000 | 189$ |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 7.25 | 0.23% | +10% | 34,813,871 | 87,582 | $700,000 | 1,761$ |
| Cabo Verde | 4 | 6.00 | 1.37% | +10% | 555,987 | 8,378 | $2,100 | 32$ |
| Monaco | 4 | 5.75 | 1.77% | +0% | 39,242 | 695 | $7,800 | 138$ |
| Mexico | 3 | 5.67 | 0.18% | +10% | 128,932,753 | 254,930 | $1,200,000 | 2,373$ |
| Guatemala | 3 | 8.00 | 0.21% | +10% | 17,915,568 | 41,114 | $82,000 | 188$ |
| Netherlands | 3 | 6.33 | 0.17% | +10% | 17,134,872 | 31,696 | $907,000 | 1,678$ |
| Bangladesh | 3 | 7.67 | 0.23% | +10% | 164,689,383 | 409,243 | $350,000 | 870$ |
| Indonesia | 3 | 7.00 | 0.34% | +0% | 273,523,615 | 929,299 | $1,119,000 | 3,802$ |
| Tanzania | 3 | 7.67 | 0.20% | +0% | 59,734,213 | 121,990 | $63,000 | 129$ |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 5.00 | 0.35% | +10% | 33,469,203 | 127,171 | $57,000 | 217$ |
| Ecuador | 2 | 8.00 | 0.09% | +0% | 17,643,060 | 15,470 | $108,000 | 95$ |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 7.00 | 0.21% | +0% | 7,500,700 | 15,610 | $370,000 | 770$ |
| Iran | 2 | 6.50 | 0.07% | +0% | 83,992,949 | 56,164 | $610,000 | 408$ |
| Jamaica | 1 | 7.00 | 0.09% | +0% | 2,961,167 | 2,737 | $15,000 | 14$ |
| Honduras | 1 | 6.00 | 0.06% | +0% | 9,904,608 | 6,345 | $25,000 | 16$ |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 8.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 10,708,981 | 3,822 | $245,000 | 87$ |
| Japan | 1 | 7.00 | 0.02% | +0% | 126,476,461 | 21,784 | $5,000,000 | 861$ |
| Nepal | 1 | 9.00 | 0.05% | +0% | 29,136,808 | 15,939 | $34,000 | 19$ |
| Nigeria | 1 | 7.00 | 0.04% | +0% | 206,139,589 | 89,161 | $448,000 | 194$ |
| Mozambique | 1 | 9.00 | 0.31% | +0% | 31,255,435 | 97,369 | $15,000 | 47$ |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 6.00 | 0.08% | +0% | 10,139,175 | 8,170 | $42,000 | 34$ |
| Totals | 1429 | 6,155,768,575 | 40,803,716 | $77,533,200 | 992,177$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Slovakia:
Friedrich Merz, the incoming German chancellor, declared that strengthening Europe and achieving independence from the USA is his absolute priority.
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Germany:
Friedrich Merz has referred to China as part of an 'axis of autocracies' during his election campaign.
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Germany:
Friedrich Merz is warned by Anil Altun for having provided a 'shitty template' for a coalition with the Social Democrats.
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United Kingdom:
Friedrich Merz - leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) - is set to become Germany's next Chancellor.
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Croatia:
Friedrich Merz expressed the need for quick action regarding coalition talks in Germany.
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Croatia:
Friedrich Merz expressed the need for quick action regarding coalition talks in Germany.
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Croatia:
Friedrich Merz expressed the need for quick action regarding coalition talks in Germany.
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Switzerland:
Friedrich Merz is likely to become the next German Chancellor as he addresses the feelings of citizens who feel overlooked by established political forces.
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Switzerland:
Friedrich Merz has decided to take a three-day break from coalition talks with the Social Democrats.
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Sweden:
Friedrich Merz expresses the need for Europe to become militarily independent.
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