German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who promises a return to his CDU party’s conservative roots as an alternative to the far right. Now that centre-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz …

Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s opposition conservatives, is hoping to become chancellor after elections in February – Copyright AFP John MACDOUGALL
German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, …