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By Jim Tankersley and Tatiana Firsova Reporting from Stromberg, Germany He was just off the autobahn, beaming at a rush-hour crowd, and Friedrich Merz’s mind had steered to speedometers.

IT IS A calm and confident Friedrich Merz who greets The Economist on February 7th at a luxury golf resort in Stromberg, a ...