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Merkel's Party Loses Big in Stronghold

Mark Russell — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 03:43:00 CDT

Japan's nuclear disaster is not just an environmental tragedy—it has started claiming political victims. Germany's Green Party appears poised to win a state government for the first time, trouncing Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in their stronghold in southwest Germany. The Greens and Social Democrats won 47.3% in Baden-Wuerttemberg...

Merkel Wins Re-Election, New Coalition

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 12:28:05 CDT

Angela Merkel was headed to re-election today, and German voters were sending her along with enough votes to cobble together a center-right coalition and ditch the Social Democrats she has been allied with since 2005. Exit polls on German television showed Merkel's conservative bloc with 33.4% of the vote,...

Merkel Heads for 2nd Term, With Messy Coalition

Jason Farago — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:41:41 CDT

Germany votes in a federal election in less than 48 hours, but Angela Merkel has better things to do than campaign; she's in Pittsburgh with the rest of the G20. Merkel is assured of a second term, but in Germany's complex system of coalition politics, the bigger question is which...

'German Borat' Rides High in Election Polls

Jane Yager — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 05:58:00 CDT

With the slogan "Yes weekend" and promises to subsidize tanning beds and cosmetic surgery, candidate Horst Schlaemmer has stormed the otherwise drab German election campaign scene. Unlike rivals Angela Merkel and Frank-Walter Steinmeier, aspiring chancellor Schlaemmer doesn't exist—he's a character created by a comedian—but that didn't stop him...

Merkel's Party Wins Big in German Election

Jason Farago — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:01:35 CST

The right-wing party of Angela Merkel came out on top in a closely watched German state election last night, giving the chancellor a major boost ahead of a federal election later this year. In Hesse, home to the financial powerhouse Frankfurt, right-wing premier Roland Koch won a new mandate, while...