Germany’s conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz sees a potential for his grouping to win “35% or more” of the voter share in next year’s national elections, he said in an interview published on Sunday. Merz from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper that one of his goals is “to become by far the strongest parliamentary group. If possible, we should only need one coalition partner.” The conservative Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union (CDU/CSU) alliance should be able to choose between at least two parliamentary groups in the Bundestag wit…