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Germany’s Angela Merkel passes torch to new party leader

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 2018
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Angela Merkel names loyalist to key party post amid succession rumors

German 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 2018
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Angela Merkel ends deadlock in coalition deal with Social Democrats

German 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 2018
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The political impasse in Germany

The 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 2017
Opinion

Angela Merkel wins despite disappointing everyone

The chancellor is on track to make a viable coalition deal with the Greens and the liberal Free Democratic Party

4 min read11 Oct 2017
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After ‘earthquake’ German election, Angela Merkel gets down to stitching coalition

Chancellor 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 2017
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Angela Merkel: Flexible in politics and modest in private

Angela 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 2017
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German polls: Angela Merkel ahead as rival Martin Schulz fails to impress in key debate

Three 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 2017
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Angela Merkel jeered on campaign trail as refugee tensions boil up

Angela 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 2017
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German conservatives agree on Angela Merkel as chancellor candidate for Sept election

The 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 2017
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