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German Chancellor Ang-ela Merkel and her CDU partys general secretary Peter Tauber in Berlin. (Photo: AP)

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Weakened Merkel scrambles to form govt with unlikely allies

Merkel's conservative CDU/CSU bloc launched exploratory talks with the liberal and pro-business Free Democrats.

19 Oct 2017 6:22 AM IST

German Chancellor and candidate of the Christian Democratic Union for the upcoming election Angela Merkel delivers a speech in Dortmund. (Photo: AP)

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Refugee issue hits Angela Merkel bid to form government

Merkel met for private talks with her Bavarian CSU allies led by Horst Seehofer.

9 Oct 2017 1:56 AM IST

Opinion

EU needs to chart a new course

The police tried to manhandle those going to vote deepening divisions, for which Madrid belatedly apologised.

9 Oct 2017 1:21 AM IST

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (Photo: AP)

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Germany must do a serious rethink

The moderate left Social-Democrats (SPD) did even worse, with some 20 per cent, also their lowest score since 1949.

4 Oct 2017 1:53 AM IST

$Berlin mayor Michael Mueller congratulated the happy couples and described the first gay nuptials as a \historic event\. (Photo: AFP)$ Newsmakers

Wedding bells ring out as Germany celebrates first gay marriages

Germany becomes the 15th European nation to legalise gay marriage.

1 Oct 2017 9:59 AM IST

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara, speaks with German chancellor Angela Merkel upon her arrival at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny airport in Abidjan on Wednesday, ahead of the Afican Union-European Union summit. (Photo: AFP)

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Curb illegal migration into Africa, says Angela Merkel

Libya is the main departure point for African migrants trying to cross to Europe.

30 Nov 2017 6:15 AM IST

Opinion

German reckoning

It poses a challenge, though, for Angela Merkel, whose status as chancellor remains unchallenged, but who is now obliged...

28 Sept 2017 6:29 AM IST

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Angela Merkel seeks partners in Germany

Five million voters turned their backs on the governing parties, and 1.5 million of them voted for the AfD.

27 Sept 2017 3:17 AM IST

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Cobbling up coalition challenge for Chancellor

Merkel faces tough task of bringing together divergent parties FDP, Greens to form majority government.

26 Sept 2017 1:47 AM IST

Opinion

Merkel's top priority: Restore order to EU

Merkel is often billed as the world's most powerful woman.

26 Sept 2017 1:46 AM IST

Opinion

Rightward tilt in Germany

Her own authority is somewhat diminished with her alliance losing around eight per cent of its voteshare.

26 Sept 2017 1:45 AM IST

After winning Angela Merkel said We will not let one single attack on German democracy stand. (Photo: AP)

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Fourth win in a row: Angela Merkel makes history in German poll

Merkel however faces tricky prospect of forming a coalition with two new partners after voters weakened her...

25 Sept 2017 9:32 AM IST