Angela Merkel, 64, is quitting the helm of her conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after a series of poll setbacks rooted in controversy over her liberal refugee policy
3 min read7 Dec 2018German Chancellor Angela Merkel has decided to appoint party loyalist Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer who has been floated as a potential successor to the post of general secretary of her CDU
1 min read19 Feb 2018German Chancellor Angela Merkel's bloc has concluded a coalition agreement that hands a half-dozen ministries to her Social Democratic allies
3 min read7 Feb 2018The complicated electoral system is not the culprit, but the problem lies in the fractured verdict in the 24 September elections to the Bundestag
8 min read8 Dec 2017The chancellor is on track to make a viable coalition deal with the Greens and the liberal Free Democratic Party
4 min read11 Oct 2017Chancellor Angela Merkel got down to work in the fractured political landscape left by Germany's 'earthquake' election, seeking a ruling majority to help neutralize a newly empowered hard right
2 min read26 Sep 2017Angela Merkel's knack for convincing Germans that she is on top of complicated crises and taking account of their worries earned her the 'Mutti' (mom) nickname
4 min read16 Sep 2017Three weeks before elections, Angela Merkel is powering ahead to a possible fourth term as Chancellor of Germany, after her rival Martin Schulz failed to rattle her in a crucial TV debate
2 min read4 Sep 2017Angela Merkel's re-election pitch to a crowd of some 3,000 in a town square in western Germany, was marred by a clutch of jeering anti-immigration protesters
3 min read15 Aug 2017The German parties Christian Democrats Union and Christian Social Union are meeting in Munich to discuss how to defeat a resurgent Social Democratic Party in September's federal election
1 min read6 Feb 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared