Merkel will step down after 16 years in power before the September 26 elections
Kramp-Karrenbauer, 56, is Merkel's protege and was the continuity candidate favoured by the party...
The frontrunners are Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a Merkel protege seen as the continuity candidate, and...
Lawmakers voted by 364 to 315, with nine abstentions, in favor of re-electing Merkel
The breakthrough will come as a relief to Germany's EU partners as the bloc faces tough negotiations...
With the SPD now relenting, Merkel said there is 'now an offer to talk, we mean it seriously'
Germany could therefore be forced to hold new elections, which would have to be called by President Frank-Walter...
Three weeks after German voters handed Merkel's Christian Democratic Union its worst result in...
The road to such an alliance is littered with disputes on everything from migrants to tax and the...
The poll of 1,383 voters, conducted from September 12 to September 14, also showed that 39% of those...
Current Emnid polls show Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and its sister Christian Social Union...