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Friedrich Merz

German Chancellor

CDU leader and German Chancellor since 2025.

«Market economy, fiscal discipline and European defense.»

In short

On the traditional scale, Friedrich Merz sits in the law-and-order center-right camp. The clearest positions are on immigration: strongly towards “control”; economy: strongly towards “market”; foreign policy: strongly towards “interventionism”; religion: fairly towards “religion”. Among ideologies, the closest is liberal conservatism (94%).

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Position on the 13 axes

Economy→ MarketState→ AuthoritySociety→ TraditionSovereignty← IntegrationReligion← SecularismEnvironment→ GrowthTechnology→ AccelerationForeign policy→ InterventionismJustice→ Tough on crimeDemocracy→ TechnocracyMethod→ RuptureDevolution→ FederalismImmigration→ ControlEconomyStateSocietySovereigntyReligionEnvironmentTechnologyForeign pol.JusticeDemocracyMethodDevolutionImmigration

Closest ideologies

Liberal conservatismThe Notary94%OrdoliberalismThe Referee89%Christian conservatismThe Pilgrim81%

Closest parties in Europe

KristdemokraternaSweden97%CDU/CSUGermany97%Forza ItaliaItaly96%CDS – Partido PopularPortugal96%

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Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.