German state elections: Angela Merkel’s CDU party gets worst results since WWII

Angela Merkel’s party slumped to historic defeats in two state elections on Sunday as German voters lose faith in her government’s handling of the pandemic.  Merkel’s CDU won barely a quarter of the vote in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Wuerttemberg in a pair of dismal results described as a ‘wake-up call’ six months before Germany goes to … Read more

German leaders rebel against Merkel’s strict lockdown and push ahead with easing restrictions

German leaders rebel against Merkel’s strict lockdown and push ahead with easing restrictions amid woefully slow vaccine roll-out Angela Merkel warned Germany faces ‘third wave’ if lockdown lifted too quickly State leaders defied Merkel’s calls, allowing some businesses to open Merkel expected to meet regional heads on March 3 to discuss gradual easing of lockdown … Read more

Europe coronavirus: Merkel’s spokesman pleads with people to take AstraZeneca jab

Germany has been reduced to pleading with citizens to take AstraZeneca’s Covid vaccine after scaremongering about the jab led people to reject it. Steffen Seibert, Angela Merkel’s chief spokesman, said this week that the British-made jab is ‘both safe and highly effective’ and will ‘save lives’ as he urged people to take it, just weeks … Read more

Angela Merkel’s centre-right party elects Armin Laschet as new leader

BREAKING: Angela Merkel’s centre-right party elects Armin Laschet as new leader to replace her ahead of national elections in September By Ap Published: 10:51 GMT, 16 January 2021 | Updated: 10:56 GMT, 16 January 2021 Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right party has elected Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany’s most populous state, as its new … Read more

Officials say Angela Merkel’s distaste for ‘libertine’ Boris Johnson blocked a Brexit deal

In the words of one negotiator, it is the ‘Lutheran’s distaste for the libertine’ that has pushed Britain to the brink of a No Deal Brexit. Diplomats say the ‘trust issue’ between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Boris Johnson came to a head during last week’s fraught talks, when British negotiators tried to break the … Read more

Car crashes into gates of Angela Merkel’s office

Car crashes into gates of Angela Merkel’s office ahead of German leader’s meeting to discuss extending lockdown A car was seen crashing into the main gate of the chancellery in Berlin today It was emblazoned with messages raging at globalisation and ‘murderers’  There were no immediate reports of casualties   Merkel was due to hold a … Read more