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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, chair of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), during a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Feb. 7, 2020.

Merkel successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to quit over vote fiasco

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A sign reads: "Thank you Angela Merkel" at the CDU Congress on Dec 7, 2018

Political shifts and Chemnitz: Germany’s year in review

27/12/2018

Jessica Saltz: "Kramp-Karrenbauer is Merkel's choice"

Battle is on to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel

30/11/2018

Will Bavaria's election force Germany's interior minister to resign?

Will Bavaria's election force Germany's interior minister to resign?

13/10/2018

Germany's SPD votes to join government handing Merkel fourth term

Germany's SPD votes to join government handing Merkel fourth term

04/03/2018

Last chance for German coalition talks to begin

Last chance for German coalition talks to begin

11/01/2018

Germany's SPD urged to drop opposition to joining "grand coalition"

Germany's SPD urged to drop opposition to joining "grand coalition"

23/11/2017

Merkel says she is prepared to call fresh elections

Merkel says she is prepared to call fresh elections

20/11/2017

Cracks appear in Germany's AfD

Cracks appear in Germany's AfD

26/09/2017

Angela Merkel's 'hollow victory'

Angela Merkel's 'hollow victory'

25/09/2017

Polls open in Germany

Polls open in Germany

24/09/2017

A real alternative?: the rise of the far right in Germany

A real alternative?: the rise of the far right in Germany

19/09/2017

German Election 360° - can a new government do more to encourage renewable energy?

German Election 360° - can a new government do more to encourage renewable energy?

08/09/2017

German Elections 360: Voters hoping for change in Bremen

German Elections 360: Voters hoping for change in Bremen

06/09/2017

German Election 360°: enough is enough after 12 years of Merkel

German Election 360°: enough is enough after 12 years of Merkel

30/08/2017

German Election 360°: Profile of a migrant

28/08/2017

Erdogan in war of words with Merkel

Erdogan in war of words with Merkel

21/08/2017

State win for Merkel huge boost ahead of German election

State win for Merkel huge boost ahead of German election

15/05/2017

German anti-immigrant AfD party moves more to the right

German anti-immigrant AfD party moves more to the right

23/04/2017

Dutch election shows how EU is at its best in a crisis: View

Dutch election shows how EU is at its best in a crisis: View

21/03/2017

Germany's SPD elects Schulz as Merkel's challenger

Germany's SPD elects Schulz as Merkel's challenger

19/03/2017

Merkel gets party backing to fight Germany's election

Merkel gets party backing to fight Germany's election

06/02/2017

Schulz: "a stronger Europe means a stronger Germany"

Schulz: "a stronger Europe means a stronger Germany"

30/01/2017

German Chancellor Merkel calls for a ban on the burka

German Chancellor Merkel calls for a ban on the burka

06/12/2016

Four more years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to stand for re-election in 2017

Four more years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to stand for re-election in 2017

20/11/2016

Berlin elections loom, but is another setback on the horizon for Angela Merkel?

Berlin elections loom, but is another setback on the horizon for Angela Merkel?

16/09/2016

Germany's AfD - a flash in the pan or here to stay?

Germany's AfD - a flash in the pan or here to stay?

05/09/2016