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News Articles: Angela Merkel

In a scene from the German TV series <em>Miss Merkel</em>, actress Katharina Thalbach, playing the amateur detective based on the former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, takes a closer look at her pug Helmut.

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  • World

In 'Miss Merkel,' Germany's former chancellor is a crime-solving amateur detective

The German crime fiction series, based on novels of the same name, depicts former Chancellor Angela Merkel as an Agatha Christie-style small-town detective who solves crimes out of sheer boredom.

August 31, 2024
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By:
  • Esme Nicholson
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the Konrad Adenauer House in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021. German voters are choosing a new parliament in an election that will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel after her 16 years at the helm of Europe's biggest economy.

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  • Europe

Germany's Social Democrats Narrowly Beat Outgoing Merkel's Bloc In Sunday's Vote

Germany's center-left Social Democrats won the biggest share of the vote in national elections in a closely fought race that will determine who succeeds the long-time leader.

September 27, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
People queue in front of a polling station in the Moabit district of Berlin, Germany. German voters are choosing a new parliament in an election that will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel after her 16 years at the helm of Europe's biggest economy.

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  • Europe

Exit Polls Show An Extremely Close Race In German Election To Succeed Angela Merkel

After 16 years in office, the German chancellor is stepping down. Early results show a razor-thin margin in what is expected to be one of the closest outcomes in years.

September 27, 2021
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
A picture that Hans-Joachim Bull has showing Merkel with his father in 1990.

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  • World

As Germany's Merkel Steps Down, Those Who Guided Her Into Politics Remember Her

On Sunday, German voters will choose a successor to Angela Merkel, who is stepping down as chancellor after 16 years. Some of her earliest supporters recall the day in 1990 when they first met her.

September 24, 2021
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By:
  • Rob Schmitz
Social Democratic Party leader Olaf Scholz is the front-runner in the polls to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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  • Europe

This Is The Candidate To Beat In The Race To Become Germany's Next Leader

Social Democratic Party leader Olaf Scholz, the front-runner in the polls to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel, is credited for transforming Hamburg when he was the city's mayor.

September 14, 2021
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  • Rob Schmitz
With the Greens now leading the polls, party co-chair Annalena Baerbock, 40, is seen as a serious contender for German chancellor in September's general election. She has moved the Greens increasingly to the political center.

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  • World

These Are The Top Politicians Vying To Succeed Angela Merkel As Germany's Chancellor

With the Greens now leading the polls, their candidate, Annalena Baerbock, 40, is seen as a serious contender. She's moved the once single-issue environmentalist party into the political center.

April 28, 2021
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  • Esme Nicholson
German Chancellor Angela Merkel prepares to announce a reversal of a planned hard lockdown for Easter on Wednesday.

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  • Global Health

In Reversal, Merkel Drops Plan For Lockdown In Germany Ahead Of Easter

German Chancellor Angela Merkel called the planned lockdown "a mistake," and she took the blame for the decision.

March 24, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to the media following her participation in a virtual summit of G20 nations in which she expressed concern over a lack of plan to prepare coronavirus vaccinations for poorer countries.

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  • World

Angela Merkel Raises Concern Over Coronavirus Vaccine Plan For Poorer Countries

At a virtual meeting of the G20, the German chancellor said she was worried about vaccine availability.

November 23, 2020
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
People wearing face masks walk past an outdoor restaurant Wednesday in Frankfurt, Germany. To slow the spread of the coronavirus, restaurants will be closed, starting Monday.

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  • Europe

Germany Sees Generational Conflict Over Pandemic As Virus Spreads

Germany is heading into a partial lockdown. Berlin already imposed closing hours to its nightlife for the first time in decades as Germany's leader asked youth to think of their grandparents.

October 29, 2020
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By:
  • Esme Nicholson

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