German Politics

German Politics

Susanne Eisenmann, top candidate of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) for the upcoming Baden Wuerttemberg state elections, campaigns in Stuttgart, Germany, March 10, 2021. REUTERSRalph Orlowski

Merkel's CDU suffers record setback in state elections

Anger over a face mask procurement scandal in the CDU is compounding frustration among Germans with Merkel's conservative-led coalition over a sluggish coronavirus vaccine rollout caused by...

Member of the CDU Norbert Roettgen attends the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party congress in Leipzig, Germany, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Senior conservative Roettgen wants to take over Merkel's conservatives

FILE PHOTO: Lars Klingbeil, Social Democratic Party (SPD) secretary general speaks during a party congress of the SPD in Berlin, Germany, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

No coalition without Merkel, say German Social Democrats

File Photo: German Chancellor Angela Merkel February 10, 2020/Reuters

Germany may face early Merkel exit, election after protegee stands aside

FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 11, 2020. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS

Merkel regrets her protegee's decision not to run for chancellor - source

FILE PHOTO: Leader of the Christian Democratic Union CDU Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer arrives for a statement after a party leadership meeting in Berlin, Germany February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Merkel protegee Kramp-Karrenbauer won't run for chancellor: source