Germany’s Olaf Scholz takes over from Merkel as chancellor
German federal election 2021 Olaf Scholz has been been sworn in as Germany’s new chancellor, formally taking power after…
German elections: ‘Kingmaker’ parties back centre-left coalition talks
German federal election 2021 Ten days after Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats won parliamentary elections, the Greens and pro-business liberals…
German elections: Centre-left narrowly wins against Merkel’s party
By Paul Kirby BBC News, Berlin German federal election 2021 Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have narrowly won the country’s…
German elections: Voters decide who will take charge after Merkel
By Paul Kirby BBC News, Berlin German federal election 2021 The fight to succeed popular, long-serving chancellor Angela Merkel…