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Scholz determined to remain Germany’s finance minister
Germany’s Olaf Scholz, highest profile candidate in the Social Democrats’ (SPD) leadership race, said he would stay on in his post as…
German Social Democrat leader to resign after cancer diagnosis
POLITICO reports that one of Germany's three Social Democrats leaders, Manuela Schwesig, announced Tuesday she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and…
Elections in eastern Germany could shake Merkel’s coalition
Elections on Sunday in Saxony and neighboring Brandenburg, two federal states in former East Germany, have the entire country holding its breath.…
SPD insists German coalition Government won’t split over Ursula von der Leyen nomination
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition will not collapse over European Union leaders’ choice of Germany’s Ursula von der Leyen to head the…
Photo story – Behind closed doors – Germany
Christian Social Union (CSU) regional group chairman in the German parliament Bundestag Alexander Dobrindt, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Christian Social Union…
Three persons to temporary lead the German SPD
Three Social Democrats (SPD) politicians are set to provisionally lead the party after Andrea Nahles this weekend announced her resignation after poor…
German government in jeopardy after Social Democrat leader quits
German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed to continue with her government after the leader of the center-left Social Democrats, a junior partner in…
German SPD leader Nahles resigns after poor results in European elections
Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) chief Andrea Nahles announced she is resigning as well giving up her position as head of its…
Andrea Nahles elected as Germany’s SPD leader
Andrea Nahles is the new leader of the German Social Democrat Party. Her election on Sunday, also means the election of the…