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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Twilight of the Chancellor: Angela Merkel’s final term could well be over before 2021
Voters have made clear they want something new: something more left-wing, or right-wing, or environmentally-friendly, or just plain different.
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No, it is not “the beginning of the end” for Angela Merkel
Despite the Brexit media’s efforts, rumours of the German chancellor’s demise are greatly exaggerated.
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Donald Trump’s attacks on Angela Merkel are doing her a favour
Merkel has been written off by the English language press, but the narrative does not fit the facts.
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The great survivor: Angela Merkel’s last stand
Germany’s the lonely chancellor is under siege at home and abroad. How much longer can she keep her tormentors at bay?…
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Will an immigration battle spell disaster for Angela Merkel’s fourth term?
For the EU, the row in Germany is a reminder of the ability of the migrant crisis to cause political…
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How Angela Merkel’s unspoken feminism transformed German politics
The most powerful woman in the world has secured a fourth term.
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Germany’s coalition talks mark the beginning of the end of Angela Merkel’s legacy
As negotiations hang in the balance, the Chancellor is facing internal pressure.
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New coalition government expected to cut taxes and follow pro-business agenda
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