Will Armin Laschet succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor?
As Germany's leader prepares to step down, the past five years of polling show a country willing to consider political change.
ByAngela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkel is a German former politician and scientist. She was the chancellor of Germany between 2005 and 2021, Leader of the Opposition between 2002 and 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) between 2000 and 2018. She was the first female chancellor of Germany. In 1986 she obtained a doctorate in quantum chemistry. Here you can find all of our latest news, analysis and comment about Angela Merkel.
Germany after Merkel
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Who will replace Angela Merkel as German chancellor?
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As the Merkel era approaches its end, the German left has several paths to the chancellery
Berlin is buzzing with potential coalitions, but after a damaging year the CDU might benefit from a period in opposition.
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With Germany’s political future in the balance, centrist “Merkel voters” will be crucial
Angela Merkel’s cautious, incremental progressivism drew strong support from women and migrants. Can her successor retain them?
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Angela Merkel’s long chancellorship is nearing its close, but Merkelism will live on
A primer on German politics as it approaches an epochal transition.
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How coronavirus has revealed the unexpected strengths of Germany’s model of government
Germany’s population of 83 million has suffered 9,000 deaths, while in Britain, with its population of 67 million, there have…
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Angela Merkel’s chancellorship “runs and runs” as her ratings surge and lockdown is eased in Germany
Why, despite being at the height of her powers, the chancellor will probably not seek a fifth term. And I say goodbye…
ByPeople from two households can now meet in public, Merkel says as Germany’s lockdown eases further
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has agreed a further easing of lockdown measures with the heads of the country’s 16 states,…
ByAngela Merkel unveils Germany’s exit strategy
Chancellor Angela Merkel has bowed to pressure to lift lockdown restrictions as Germany emerges from the first wave of the outbreak. …
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It is no longer certain that Angela Merkel will complete her term as German chancellor
An early “Merxit” in 2020 is becoming, if not probable, at least thinkable.
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The future of German politics rests on a defining question: after Angela Merkel, what next?
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has resigned as CDU leader, destroying the chancellor’s carefully laid succession plan.
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What Boris Johnson’s row with Angela Merkel really means
Despite the spin, the conversation that Downing Street is using as a pretence to collapse negotiations is neither new nor…
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How Angela Merkel’s succession plan unravelled
For German Christian Democrat leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, once regarded as Angela Merkel’s natural successor as chancellor, recent weeks have been…
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Germany’s Christian Democrats ponder a tricky question: what comes after Angela Merkel?
Angela Merkel often recalls how, as a schoolgirl in East Germany, she was once ordered to jump off a three-metre-high…
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Is Angela Merkel’s coalition about to collapse?
A leadership crisis in the Social Democratic Party is likely to trigger new elections – and the departure of Merkel.
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How Angela Merkel’s succession plan unravelled
The faltering performance of Merkel’s heir apparent, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has dramatically reopened the race to become German chancellor.
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What Angela Merkel and the DUP have in common
The Brexit strategies of the past two prime ministers have been predicated on the assumption that people will give up…
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First Thoughts: The end of the Merkel era, the male backlash to #MeToo and the perfect length for a play
In her understated manner, Merkel recalls Clement Attlee, acclaimed by some as Britain’s most successful 20th-century peacetime leader.
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