{"id":218848,"date":"2025-02-15T03:04:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-15T03:04:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-americans-openly-interfere-in-an-election-interview-with-chancellor-candidate-friedrich-merz\/"},"modified":"2025-02-15T03:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-15T03:04:46","slug":"the-americans-openly-interfere-in-an-election-interview-with-chancellor-candidate-friedrich-merz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-americans-openly-interfere-in-an-election-interview-with-chancellor-candidate-friedrich-merz\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Americans openly interfere in an election&#8217;: Interview with chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/qodQKRJbQMA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'The Americans openly interfere in an election': Interview with chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qodQKRJbQMA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Following a provocative speech by US Vice President JD Vance at the Munich Security Conference, CDU Chairman and Union chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz spoke with DW correspondent Michaela K\u00fcfner. 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