Angela Merkel - Wikipedia
Angela Dorothea Merkel (German: [aŋˈɡeːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl̩] ⓘ; [a] née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She is the only woman to have held the office.
Angela Merkel criticises CDU party leader after far-right asylum …
Jan 30, 2025 · Merkel and Merz go back a long way - and not as the best of friends. He was famously side-lined by Merkel in the early 2000s after she won out in a CDU power struggle.
Angela Merkel Is Retired. But She’s Still on the Ballot.
2 days ago · Ms. Merkel and Mr. Merz have famously jockeyed to lead Germany’s Christian Democrats for much of this century. Ms. Merkel won the early rounds, served 16 years as chancellor, and retired in 2021 ...
Merkel ‘could not remain silent’ as she jabs Merz again
5 days ago · BERLIN — Angela Merkel isn’t done. The former German chancellor doubled down on her criticism of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Friedrich Merz, arguing that his party crossed a red line by allowing a migration policy motion to pass in the Bundestag with the backing of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). Merkel was leader ...
Germany’s Merkel blasts CDU leader for cooperating with far …
Jan 30, 2025 · Germany’s former Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticised the leader of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party for passing a high-stakes parliamentary motion to tighten migration with the ...
Germany: Angela Merkel chides own party over far-right help
Jan 30, 2025 · Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized her center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) for using the support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to push a hard-line...
Angela Merkel throws firework into German election campaign
Jan 30, 2025 · Angela Merkel — three years after stepping down as chancellor — lit a fire under Germany’s election campaign by choosing now to finally speak up. And it was to criticize her own side.
Merkel criticizes leader of her own party for cooperating with
Jan 31, 2025 · Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on Thursday for pushing through a bill on tighter immigration control...
Germany: Angela Merkel leaves CDU-aligned think tank
Dec 9, 2023 · German former Chancellor Angela Merkel has left the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, which has close ties to her CDU party. She reportedly said she'd "grown out of the role" and wanted to be free of...
Angela Merkel to quit as CDU party leader - BBC
Oct 29, 2018 · Mrs Merkel has reportedly told leaders of her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party that she will step aside from the leadership election bid after the centre-right party and the centre-left...