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Angela Merkel, In Memoir, Recalls Tricks For Dealing With Donald Trump
Angela Merkel sought advice from the pope on dealing with Donald Trump, when he was first elected US president, hoping to find ways of convincing a man to quit the Paris climate accords.
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Olaf Scholz: Germany's Staid But Steady Next Chancellor
Often described as austere and even robotic, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz nonetheless managed to inspire German voters in this year's election with a campaign that played on his reputation as a safe pair of hands.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel "Congratulated Scholz On Election Win"
Germany's outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Finance Minister Olaf Scholz from the rival Social Democrats on his election victory, a government statement said Wednesday, as Merkel's conservatives remain in disarray after the vote.
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Unpredictable German Election Heads To Uncertainty On Next Government
Germany headed into a period of unpredictability Monday after a close election saw both main parties claim the right to lead Europe's biggest economy, leaving the question of who will succeed Angela Merkel wide open.
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Angela Merkel's Party Narrowly Loses To Rivals In Germany Election
Germany Election Result: "We are ahead in all the surveys now," the Social Democrats' chancellor candidate, Olaf Scholz, said in a round table discussion with other candidates after the vote.
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Angela Merkel Successor Reveals Vote Choice In Germany Election Blunder
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's preferred successor Armin Laschet of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc revealed his choice by mistake as he cast a ballot in Sunday's parliamentary polls.
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Angela Merkel Party Wins Big In Last State Poll Before General Election
Angela Merkel's CDU party scored a convincing win on Sunday in the final regional vote before the first general election in 16 years not to feature the veteran chancellor, giving a major boost to her conservative would-be successor.
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Armin Laschet Becomes Leader Of Angela Merkel's Party
Germany's Christian Democrats elected Armin Laschet as chairman on Saturday, aiming to unify their divided party behind a new leader who they hope can succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor when she steps down after federal elections in September.
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EU And US Must Work Side By Side, Says Angela Merkel After Biden Win
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on his election and called for the European Union and United States to work "side by side", but also acknowledged the EU must do more to take care of its own security.
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German Parliament Confirms Chancellor Angela Merkel For Fourth Term
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, bruised by half a year of post-election coalition haggling, was Wednesday elected by parliament to her fourth and likely final term at the helm of Europe's biggest economy.
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Merkel Backs Close Ally For Key Party Role Amid Succession Debate
German Chancellor Angela Merkel put forward on Monday her close ally Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, premier of the tiny western state of Saarland, to take over as secretary general of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU), party sources said.
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Merkel Heads For Another Term In Germany, But Far Right Spoils The Party
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was on course to claim a fourth term in office Sunday even as the far right spoiled her victory party, surging into parliament for the first time in more than half a century, according to projections based on exit polls and official results following a nationwide vote.
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Jews Around World Concerned By Far-Right Breakthrough In German Election
Jewish groups in Europe and the United States expressed alarm on Sunday at the far-right Alternative for Germany's success in Germany's parliamentary election and urged other parties not to form an alliance with the AfD.
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Angela Merkel Set To Win Fourth Term As German Chancellor, Projections Show
German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in elections on Sunday, but her victory was clouded by the historic entry of an openly anti-immigration hard-right party into parliament, exit polls showed.
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Angela Merkel Heads For Win In German Polls, Hard-Right Party May Enter Parliament For The First Time
Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to cruise to victory in elections Sunday but also to face the breakthrough into parliament of hard-right populists for the first time in Germany's post-war history
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Angela Merkel, In Memoir, Recalls Tricks For Dealing With Donald Trump
Angela Merkel sought advice from the pope on dealing with Donald Trump, when he was first elected US president, hoping to find ways of convincing a man to quit the Paris climate accords.
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Olaf Scholz: Germany's Staid But Steady Next Chancellor
Often described as austere and even robotic, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz nonetheless managed to inspire German voters in this year's election with a campaign that played on his reputation as a safe pair of hands.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel "Congratulated Scholz On Election Win"
Germany's outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel has congratulated Finance Minister Olaf Scholz from the rival Social Democrats on his election victory, a government statement said Wednesday, as Merkel's conservatives remain in disarray after the vote.
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Unpredictable German Election Heads To Uncertainty On Next Government
Germany headed into a period of unpredictability Monday after a close election saw both main parties claim the right to lead Europe's biggest economy, leaving the question of who will succeed Angela Merkel wide open.
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Angela Merkel's Party Narrowly Loses To Rivals In Germany Election
Germany Election Result: "We are ahead in all the surveys now," the Social Democrats' chancellor candidate, Olaf Scholz, said in a round table discussion with other candidates after the vote.
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Angela Merkel Successor Reveals Vote Choice In Germany Election Blunder
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's preferred successor Armin Laschet of the conservative CDU/CSU bloc revealed his choice by mistake as he cast a ballot in Sunday's parliamentary polls.
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Angela Merkel Party Wins Big In Last State Poll Before General Election
Angela Merkel's CDU party scored a convincing win on Sunday in the final regional vote before the first general election in 16 years not to feature the veteran chancellor, giving a major boost to her conservative would-be successor.
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Armin Laschet Becomes Leader Of Angela Merkel's Party
Germany's Christian Democrats elected Armin Laschet as chairman on Saturday, aiming to unify their divided party behind a new leader who they hope can succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor when she steps down after federal elections in September.
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EU And US Must Work Side By Side, Says Angela Merkel After Biden Win
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden on his election and called for the European Union and United States to work "side by side", but also acknowledged the EU must do more to take care of its own security.
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German Parliament Confirms Chancellor Angela Merkel For Fourth Term
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, bruised by half a year of post-election coalition haggling, was Wednesday elected by parliament to her fourth and likely final term at the helm of Europe's biggest economy.
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Merkel Backs Close Ally For Key Party Role Amid Succession Debate
German Chancellor Angela Merkel put forward on Monday her close ally Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, premier of the tiny western state of Saarland, to take over as secretary general of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU), party sources said.
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Merkel Heads For Another Term In Germany, But Far Right Spoils The Party
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was on course to claim a fourth term in office Sunday even as the far right spoiled her victory party, surging into parliament for the first time in more than half a century, according to projections based on exit polls and official results following a nationwide vote.
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Jews Around World Concerned By Far-Right Breakthrough In German Election
Jewish groups in Europe and the United States expressed alarm on Sunday at the far-right Alternative for Germany's success in Germany's parliamentary election and urged other parties not to form an alliance with the AfD.
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Angela Merkel Set To Win Fourth Term As German Chancellor, Projections Show
German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in elections on Sunday, but her victory was clouded by the historic entry of an openly anti-immigration hard-right party into parliament, exit polls showed.
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Angela Merkel Heads For Win In German Polls, Hard-Right Party May Enter Parliament For The First Time
Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to cruise to victory in elections Sunday but also to face the breakthrough into parliament of hard-right populists for the first time in Germany's post-war history
