Merkel -- whose familiar face would be on a Mount Rushmore of contemporary European leaders if one were carved -- succumbed to political reality after several poor showings in state elections that showed voters moving to alternative parties on either side of her center-right Christian..…

This announcement was precipitated by CDU's second humiliating defeat in two weeks in the recent elections in the federal states of Bavaria and Hesse, Christian Social Union faced big losses, holding onto power.. CDU's in 'Grand Coalition Social Democrats fared even worse, dropping 11..…

Santa Fe, N.M., Oct 31, 2018 04 00 am ..- political group was wrong to use letter from New Mexico bishops for ad backing in the election, Catholic bishops have said.. ..…

German government did job reacting to the refugee crisis, observed Karl-Georg Wellmann of Christian Democrats.. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, currently Christian Democrats party secretary-general and the anti- Merkel and Jens Spahn, minister. ..…

The center-right alliance of the Moderate Party, Liberal Party, Center Party and Christian Democrats received 40.4 percent of the vote. ..…