Angela Merkel Is Retired. But She’s Still on the Ballot.
If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...
Nation at a crossroads: the best books to read on Germany
As the country goes to the polls, writers explore, in fiction and non-fiction, its identity and values — and where these suggest it is heading ...
Who is Friedrich Merz, Merkel’s rival and German election frontrunner?
Friedrich Merz, the 69-year-old veteran German politician with a hardline stance on migration and an expensive aviation hobby ...
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Merkel ‘could not remain silent’ as she jabs Merz again over far-right AfD vote
Former German leader reiterates swipe at chancellor candidate from her own Christian Democratic Union ahead of Feb. 23 ...
Five reasons why Germany’s economy is in the dumps
Germany hasn't seen significant economic growth in five years. It's a stunning turnaround for Europe's biggest economy, which ...
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From Merz To Weidel: Know Top Candidates Who Will Shape Germany’s Political Future
Alice Weidel from Alternative for Germany (AfD) is a far-right and right-wing populist political party. She is the first ...
She has never been very smart: Merkel gave out another banality — Pushkov
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel issued another platitude, calling for Russia's victory in the Ukrainian conflict to be ...
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Merkel slams CDU-AfD cooperation, stresses democratic unity
Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany, firmly defends her criticism of the CDU for cooperating with the AfD, ...
Who is Friedrich Merz - the trained pilot and Angela Merkel's long-time rival on course to become German chancellor?
Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018.
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Who is Friedrich Merz, Merkel’s rival and German election frontrunner?
But who is the old-school conservative who wants to rid his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), of former leader Angela Merkel’s centrist legacy? His long-time rival’s decision to ...