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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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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.
