The race to lead Germany is diverting through Switzerland, with a campaigning push in Davos set to showcase competing visions for how to revive Europe’s biggest economy.

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Friedrich Merz, the frontrunner to become chancellor ... Christian Democratic Union will address the annual meetings in Davos on Jan. 21, according to a schedule published on Tuesday.

Mr Merz argued the need “to negotiate with the American side from a position of strength”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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