ByAPDcommentatorDongYifanAngelaMerkelwasre-electedasGermanchancellorbytheBundestag,orthelowerhouseoftheparliament,onWednesday,whichmeansthestartofherfourthterma
GermanChancellorAngelaMerkel,bruisedbyhalfayearofpost-electioncoalitionhaggling,wasWednesdayelectedbyparliamenttoherfourthandlikelyfinaltermatthehelmofEurope'sb
Germany'sSocialDemocrats(SPD)onFridaynamedtwoseasonedpoliticianstokeypostsinanewgovernment,withHamburgMayorOlafScholzsettobecomefinanceministerinEurope’slargest
AngelaMerkelhassaiditisimportantthatanewgovernmentgetstoworkquicklyafterthelongestperiodofcoalition-buildinginpost-warGermany.Shesaidshewouldworktosecurejobsand
Germany’sSocialDemocrats(SPD)begancountingthevotesofhundredsofthousandsofpartymemberswhowilldecideifanewcoalitionunderChancellorAngelaMerkeltakesoffice,morethan
SupportforGermany'sSocialDemocrats(SPD)hitarecordlow,apollshowed,andtheparty'sleader-in-waitingsaidshehad"noPlanB"shouldmembersrejectacoalitiondealwithAngelaMer
GermanSocialDemocraticParty(SPD)leaderMartinSchulzannouncedTuesdaytoresignwithimmediateeffectasPartychairman."Forme,thisisthelastspeechaschairmanoftheSPD,"Schul
AngelaMerkelhasdefended“painful”concessionsshemadetotheSocialDemocrats(SPD)towinafourthtermasGermanchancellorandsaidcriticismfromconservativeswasnotasignherauth
AngelaMerkelonSundaydefended“painful”concessionsshehasmadetotheSocialDemocrats(SPD)towinafourthtermasGermanchancellorandsaidcriticismamongherconservativeswasnot
GermanChancellorAngelaMerkel’sconservativesandtheSocialDemocratsagreed‘inprinciple’onWednesdayonacoalitiondeal,sourcesinvolvedinthetalkssaid,takingEurope’secono
Germanyhasedgedclosertoformingagovernmentafternearlyfourmonthsofimpasse,withformaltalksbetweentheSocialDemocrats(SPD)andChancellorAngelaMerkel’sblocimminent.SPD
SeniormembersofGermany'sSocialDemocrats(SPD)saidonSaturdaytheywereconfidentthepartywouldapprovethestartofformalcoalitiontalkswithChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconserv
GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelwilllaunchanewroundofcoalitiontalksonSundayinabidtoendthecountry'spoliticalstalemate.Morethanthreemonthsafteritselection,Germanyisst
ChancellorAngelaMerkel'sconservativesresumeonWednesdaydrawn-outtalkswithGermany'ssecondbiggestpartyaimedatendingmonthsofpost-electionstalemateandformingacoaliti
AmandroveacarattheentranceoftheBerlinheadquartersofGermany’sSocialDemocraticParty(SPD)lateonSundayevening,lightlyinjuringhimselfinwhatpolicesaidwasanapparentsui
MartinSchulzwillseektoendweeksofpoliticalparalysisinGermanybyattemptingtopersuadehisSocialDemocrats(SPD)toformagrandcoalitionwithAngelaMerkel’sconservatives,wee
Germany'scentre-leftSocialDemocrats(SPD)haveagreedtotalkswiththeirformercoalitionpartners,ChancellorAngelaMerkel'scentre-rightChristianDemocrats(CDU).MrsMerkelh