Armin Laschet

Issued on: 07/10/2021 - 21:42 The beleaguered chief of Angela Merkel’s CDU party signalled Thursday that he was ready to step aside as leader of the conservatives, after an election…

BERLIN: Germany's Greens met Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives on Tuesday for talks to explore whether they and a smaller liberal party could form a new coalition government following last month's national election. A close result in…

BERLIN: After 16 years of Angela Merkel's rule, Germany's new coalition government may bring about a more honest debate on China. Frederick Kliem, writing in Nikkei Asia, said that US President Joe Biden might be surprised to find a more…

Issued on: 28/09/2021 - 14:22 After narrowly beating Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Sunday’s general election, members of Germany’s Social Democrats…

Issued on: 27/09/2021 - 15:17 The centre-left Social Democrats led by Olaf Scholz narrowly defeated Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in Sunday's vote to decide her successor,…

Germany's CDU/CSU conservatives and their Social Democrat rivals were virtually tied in Sunday's national election, exit polls showed, leaving open which of them will lead the next government as Angela Merkel prepares to stand down after 16…

Exit polls put Germany’s two major parties neck and neck coming out of Sunday’s polls. While the official results have yet to be released, Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff says the overall trend is clear: Germans voted for the…

<!-- -->The federal returning officer made clear on Twitter that Armin Laschet's vote would not be annulled.Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel's preferred successor Armin Laschet of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc revealed his…

BERLIN: Germans began voting Sunday in one of the most unpredictable elections in its recent history, with Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats in a tight race for her crown as she prepares to leave the…

Issued on: 26/09/2021 - 07:45 Germany goes to the polls today in one of the most unpredictable elections in its recent history. Angela Merkel's conservatives led by Armin Laschet and…