AngelaMerkelhasmovedclosertoafourthtermasGermanchancellorafterherCDUpartyvotedoverwhelminglyinfavourofrenewingacoalitionwiththeSocialDemocrats(SPD).Ataspecialpa
GermanChancellorAngelaMerkel,alsoheadoftherulingChristianDemocraticUnion(CDU),onMondaynominatedgovernorofSaarlandStateAnnegretKramp-Karrenbauertobetheparty'snew
Germanpoliticianshaveachievedabreakthroughintalksaimedatforminganewcoalitiongovernment.TheadvancepavesthewayforformalcoalitiontalksbetweenChancellorAngelaMerkel
Germany’sbeleagueredchancellorreturnedtothenegotiatingtableonSundaywithpoliticiansfromtheSocialDemocraticparty(SPD)andrepresentativesofherBavariansisterparty,th
TheChristianDemocraticUnion(CDU),ChristianSocialUnion(CSU),FreeDemocraticParty(FDP)andGreenshavedrawnapositiveconclusionfromtheirfirstdayofcoalitionnegotiations
GermanChancellorAngelaMerkelsaidMondaythattheexploratorytalksforagovernmentcoalitionwillstartonOctober18withtheFreeDemocraticParty(FDP)andtheGreens.Merkelmadeth
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Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) narrowed the gap with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives to 2 percentage points from 3 in the last week, according to a poll for Stern magazine by the Forsa institute.
Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have moved ahead of Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) in an opinion poll by the Emnid institute for the first time since 2006, Bild am Sonntag newspaper said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are to present their picks for cabinet ministers on Sunday as the chancellor will be sworn in next week for a third term, heading a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) may agree on tax rises in order to form a coalition government with the center-left Social Democrats (SPD), CDU officials suggested on Wednesday.