German Chancellor

• German Chancellor visits Ukraine as fears of Russian invasion grow

  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz also plans to continue on to Moscow, where he will try to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to stand down.

  World

  Feb 14, 2022
  
• Olaf Scholz to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor

  The new chancellor and his government takes office with high hopes of modernizing the European Union's most populous nation and combating climate change.

  World

  Dec 8, 2021
  
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• Germany’s Angela Merkel calls for crackdown on far-right extremists

  Far-right extremists "need to be fought from the beginning without any taboo," Merkel said Saturday.

  World

  Jun 22, 2019
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• Angela Merkel’s party chooses Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to succeed her in Germany

  Germany's CDU party has chosen Angela Merkel's protege, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, to replace her in the country's next election.

  World

  Dec 7, 2018
• German leader Helmut Kohl, credited with reunifying country, dead at 87

  Helmut Kohl was Germany's longest serving post-war chancellor from 1982 to 1998.

  World

  Jun 16, 2017
• Angela Merkel suggests ban on face-covering veils, tighter rules on migrants

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a new term Tuesday as the leader of her party after stressing her determination to prevent a repeat of last year's huge migrant influx and advocating a partial ban on face-covering veils.

  Politics

  Dec 6, 2016