German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz took a step closer to succeeding Angela Merkel as chancellor, as his Social Democrats, the ecologist Greens and liberal FDP on Friday announced a preliminary deal to form a new government. The three parties have
Russian President sent a telegram to German Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the occasion of the German Unity Day © Alexei Druzhinin/Russian Presidential Press and Information Office/TASS MOSCOW, October 3. / TASS /. The development of
LONDON — The German election is heading for tough coalition talks and a possible three-way power-sharing agreement in Berlin, after one of the country’s most significant votes in recent years. Preliminary results on Monday morning showed the center-left Social Democratic
Exit polls put Germany’s two major parties neck and neck coming out of Sunday’s polls. While the official results have yet to be released, Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff says the overall trend is clear: Germans voted for the centre. He speaks to
German Chancellor Angela Merkel had planned to keep a low profile in the election battle as she prepares to bow out of politics after 16 years in power Thomas KIENZLE AFP Chancellor Angela Merkel travels Saturday to Aachen, hometown of her
Germany’s long-serving chancellor, Angela Merkel, is preparing to leave office after 16 years in power. Unlike most leaders, public opinion regarding Merkel remains mostly positive. She is not universally like in Europe, however, given Germany’s insistence on austerity measures on
With Chancellor Angela Merkel due to leave office after Germany’s upcoming federal election on Sunday, the country’s priorities could change dramatically. Power is likely to be shared in a coalition government. It’s uncertain which parties will create or dominate a
When German Chancellor Angela Merkel leaves office after Germany’s federal election on Sept. 26, all eyes will be on France. Experts believe France sees Merkel’s departure as an opportunity to become even more influential in Europe. French President Emmanuel Macron
German Chancellor said about concern that Ukraine remains a transit country for Russian gas © © AP Photo/Markus Schreiber WARSAW, September 11. /TASS/. The German government backs the Nord Stream 2 project, but sees its concern that Ukraine would continue
The election will mark the end of Angela Merkel’s 15-year tenure as German chancellor. And polls point to a number of different outcomes. “It is not a normal election,” Lars Feld, director of the Walter Eucken Institut, a German think