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Germany's Angela Merkel Says Will Step Down As Chancellor In 2021
Angela Merkel on Monday announced she will quit as German chancellor when her mandate ends in 2021, as she sought to draw a line under a series of political crises that have rocked her fragile coalition.
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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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German Chancellor Angela Merkel Calls For A Burqa Ban
Angela Merkel laid out her case for a fourth term as German chancellor on Tuesday, seeking to energise her conservatives with a call to ban full-face Muslim veils and the promise of a tougher stance on immigration after a record influx of refugees.
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Angela Merkel Under Fire After Poll Defeat To Anti-Migrant Party
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under renewed pressure over her liberal refugee policy today after an upstart anti-migrant populist party handed her party a humiliating defeat in her home state.
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Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union In Poll Hammering As Backing For Populist Alternative for Germany Surges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered a major setback in key state polls Sunday over her liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD recorded a surge as it scooped up support from angry voters.
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Former 'Wine Queen' Co-Stars With Angela Merkel At German Party Gala
With a rousing speech in defence of her refugee policies, Angela Merkel fended off a challenge from conservative critics this week, reasserting control over her party and bolstering her case for a fourth term as German chancellor in 2017.
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Angela Merkel Buys Time With Party Compromise On Refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a respite on the refugee question with a strong show of unity at a party congress but must deliver results ahead of key elections next year, analysts said.
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Faces Party Congress Amid Migrant Tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a congress of her conservative party today amid tensions over her management of the migrant influx.
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Angela Merkel Wants To 'Drastically Reduce' Refugee Arrivals In Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.
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Germany's Capacity to Take in Refugees is Limited: Wolfgang Schaeuble
Germany needs to send a message to the world that it's reaching the limit of its capacity to help Europe's flood of migrants, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday, as he advocated restricting family reunions for Syrian refugees.
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Angela Merkel Warns of Balkans Fighting Amid Migrant Influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published today.
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Swiss Vote Amid Migrant Fears
Switzerland votes for a new parliament today, with the populist right expected to strengthen its already dominant position amid concerns over migrants and asylum rules.
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Angela Merkel Heads to Turkey Over Migrant Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was due in Istanbul today to press Turkey to stem the flow of migrants into Europe, a day after a German mayoral candidate was seriously wounded in a "racist" stabbing.
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Indian-Origin Man Becomes Mayor of Germany's Bonn City
Ashok Sridharan, a mayoral candidate of Chancellor Angela Merkel-led Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has comprehensively won the election in Bonn, becoming the first person of Indian-origin to occupy the mayor's office in a major German city.
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Indian-Origin Man Leads Mayoral Elections in Germany's Bonn: Opinion Poll
An Indian-origin candidate of German Chancellor Angela Merkel-led Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is the favourite in today's mayoral election in the city of Bonn, according to latest opinion polls.
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Germany's Angela Merkel Says Will Step Down As Chancellor In 2021
Angela Merkel on Monday announced she will quit as German chancellor when her mandate ends in 2021, as she sought to draw a line under a series of political crises that have rocked her fragile coalition.
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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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German Chancellor Angela Merkel Calls For A Burqa Ban
Angela Merkel laid out her case for a fourth term as German chancellor on Tuesday, seeking to energise her conservatives with a call to ban full-face Muslim veils and the promise of a tougher stance on immigration after a record influx of refugees.
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Angela Merkel Under Fire After Poll Defeat To Anti-Migrant Party
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under renewed pressure over her liberal refugee policy today after an upstart anti-migrant populist party handed her party a humiliating defeat in her home state.
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Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union In Poll Hammering As Backing For Populist Alternative for Germany Surges
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party suffered a major setback in key state polls Sunday over her liberal refugee policy, while the right-wing populist AfD recorded a surge as it scooped up support from angry voters.
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Former 'Wine Queen' Co-Stars With Angela Merkel At German Party Gala
With a rousing speech in defence of her refugee policies, Angela Merkel fended off a challenge from conservative critics this week, reasserting control over her party and bolstering her case for a fourth term as German chancellor in 2017.
-
Angela Merkel Buys Time With Party Compromise On Refugees
German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a respite on the refugee question with a strong show of unity at a party congress but must deliver results ahead of key elections next year, analysts said.
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Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel Faces Party Congress Amid Migrant Tensions
German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces a congress of her conservative party today amid tensions over her management of the migrant influx.
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Angela Merkel Wants To 'Drastically Reduce' Refugee Arrivals In Germany
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday she wanted to "drastically decrease" the number of refugees coming to Germany, signalling a compromise to critics of her open-door policy from within her conservatives on the eve of a party congress.
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Germany's Capacity to Take in Refugees is Limited: Wolfgang Schaeuble
Germany needs to send a message to the world that it's reaching the limit of its capacity to help Europe's flood of migrants, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Sunday, as he advocated restricting family reunions for Syrian refugees.
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Angela Merkel Warns of Balkans Fighting Amid Migrant Influx
German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned that fighting could break out in the Balkans, along the main route of migrants trying to reach Europe, if Germany closed its border with Austria, in remarks published today.
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Swiss Vote Amid Migrant Fears
Switzerland votes for a new parliament today, with the populist right expected to strengthen its already dominant position amid concerns over migrants and asylum rules.
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Angela Merkel Heads to Turkey Over Migrant Crisis
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was due in Istanbul today to press Turkey to stem the flow of migrants into Europe, a day after a German mayoral candidate was seriously wounded in a "racist" stabbing.
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Indian-Origin Man Becomes Mayor of Germany's Bonn City
Ashok Sridharan, a mayoral candidate of Chancellor Angela Merkel-led Christian Democratic Union (CDU), has comprehensively won the election in Bonn, becoming the first person of Indian-origin to occupy the mayor's office in a major German city.
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Indian-Origin Man Leads Mayoral Elections in Germany's Bonn: Opinion Poll
An Indian-origin candidate of German Chancellor Angela Merkel-led Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is the favourite in today's mayoral election in the city of Bonn, according to latest opinion polls.
