The choice confronting voters will be whether the attraction of change outweighs the stability and general prosperity offered by the Government parties
Angela Merkel
Read the latest news, analysis, and features on former German chancellor and CDU politician Angela Merkel, who led Germany from 2005 to 2021
Angela Merkel’s finance minister pulled the strings of Germany’s response to eurozone debt crisis
Russian embassy denies involvement in hoax video call
Constitutional court ruling leaves the country’s federal budget in disarray and threatens investment in climate transition projects, rail system upgrades and Intel factory
Berlin Letter: The conflict in Gaza has led both to a rise in anti-Semitism and accusations of excessive crackdowns on expressions of support for Palestine
Merkel suggested Israel’s security was Germany’s Staatsräson (raison d’etre) but how far, and how unconditional, is that support in these challenging times?
How the country's main opposition leader tackles the increasingly popular Alternative für Deutschland will go a long way to determining whether he gets an opportunity to become chancellor
Ukraine’s wish to join the alliance is at the top of the agenda at the Nato summit in Vilnius next week, but there’s no clear consensus on how Nato should respond
Move prompts criticism in Berlin over the ex-chancellor’s mixed record on energy security and Russia
Billionaire Mathias Döpfner’s messages denounce Merkel’s politics and pray for Trump’s re-election
British monarch says the UK and Germany have shown ‘vital leadership’ as Europe’s largest military aid donors to Ukraine
Former German chancellor turns crime-solver in a fictionalised series that has split critics but tickled many viewers
In era of identity politics, it is not clear what Merz will do about others in party who share Maassen’s views
Former German chancellor accepts she did not respond adequately to Moscow’s aggression before invasion of Ukraine
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