In Germany, the ruling Christian Democrats, or CDU, have chosen a successor to Angela Merkel for the position of party chair. While Merkel intends to continue to serve out her final term as chancellor ...

Upon assuming the chancellorship of Germany in 2005, Merkel made history not only as the first female leader of the federal republic but also as the first Ossi, as those of East German origin are ...

Ms. Amann is the deputy editor in chief of the German weekly Der Spiegel. She wrote from Berlin. On page 273 of her memoir, Angela Merkel admits she made a mistake. Ms. Merkel, the former German ...

June 26, 2009 – Makes first visit to the United States under President Barack Obama’s administration. September 27, 2009 – Is reelected chancellor of Germany. February 15, 2011 – Receives the ...

BERLIN — Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls Vladimir Putin’s “power games” over the years, remembers contrasting meetings with Presidents Obama and Trump, and says she asked herself ...

But his rise does highlight a contradiction about Angela Merkel: after five years as the most powerful person in Germany, her star seems to be waning at home even as it rises abroad. "There seem to be ...