News of social democrats

Austerity, the far-right and Uyghurs: Merkel's ambivalent legacy

24-09-2021 18:44 While Merkel is largely admired at home and abroad, even in the final weeks of her reign, the legacy she leaves behind is marked both by light and shadows.

GERMAN ELECTIONS

Merkel urges vote for 'stable' Germany as election looms

24-09-2021 18:34 Chancellor Angela Merkel makes a strong pitch to voters for her party as candidates made their final bid for support hours ahead of Sunday's vote.

GERMAN ELECTIONS

Germany readies for election that will end Merkel era

23-09-2021 13:28 Germans vote in an election on Sunday that will mark the end of Angela Merkel's 16 years in power and the beginning of a rare period of unpredictability in Europe's top economy.