Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union was defending its 19-year hold on Hesse, previously a stronghold of the center-left Social Democrats, the chancellor’s coalition partners in Berlin. . ..…
With migration taking center stage, Republicans outnumbered Democrats heading to Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Montana, Tennessee and Texas.. ..…
Sunday’s election in the central state of Hesse saw both Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union and the center-left Social Democrats lose significant ground, while there were gains for both the Greens and the far-right Alternative for Germany. ..…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning on resigning sources close to the chancellor said Monday morning.. ..…
Merkel's predecessor, Gerhard Schroeder, stepped down as leader of his center-left Social Democrats in 2004 as his government struggled, but remained chancellor until he narrowly lost an election 18 months later. ..…
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at press conference Belgium, Oct 18, 2018. ..…
Merkel, left, attends the opening of Wagner Festival, annual music Bayreuth, Germany, in 2001.. ..…
Merkel's conservative Christian Democratic Union was defending its 19-year hold on Hesse, previously a stronghold of the center-left Social Democrats, the chancellor's coalition partners in Berlin. . ... Projections for ARD and ZDF public television, based on exit polls and partial..…
On one side, retired captain Jaír Bolsonaro, self-styled strongman and defender of torture from the far-right promising to rid the country of crime, leftism, correctness, and red tape. ..…
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