Germany’s Merkel Installs Favorite as Successor
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer is seen as the best candidate to defend Angela Merkel’s legacy.
Christian Democrats (Germany)
Update from the Election to Succeed Angela Merkel
The business-friendly Friedrich Merz appears to have the momentum on his side.
Merkel Stepping Down as Party Leader, Explained
How will this affect the remainder of her chancellorship? Who could replace her?
Hessen State Election Confirms National Political Trends
The Social Democrats are in crisis. Merkelism is still popular.
Takeaways from the Bavaria State Election
It’s not all about Angela Merkel.
Christian Democratic Lawmakers Rebel Against Merkel
Parliamentarians oust the chancellor’s ally as their group leader.
How to Interpret the Collapse of Bavaria’s Christian Democrats?
If they were wrong to mimic the far right, what does that mean for conservatives elsewhere?
Merkel Survives Yet Another Overhyped Crisis
The Bavarian right was probably never going to separate from Angela Merkel anyway.
Bavarian Right Manufactures Immigration Crisis
Here is everything you need to know about the row between Germany’s conservative parties.
Merkel Wins Party’s Support, Berlusconi a Warning to Americans
Christian Democrats support another left-right coalition in Germany.
Trump Lashes Out, Merkel Looks for Successor
Angela Merkel believes Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will defend her legacy.
Unconvinced Germans and Unconservative Republicans
Republicans in the United States have forgotten the meaning of conservatism.
German Parties Finalize Centrist Coalition Agreement
Christian Democrats and Social Democrats finalize a deal that keeps Angela Merkel in power.
Merkel’s Possible Successors
The chancellor is grooming the prime minister of Saarland, but there are at least two more candidates.
Coalition Breakthrough in Germany, Explained
The policies, the politics and analyses of Angela Merkel’s deal with the Social Democrats.