Germany’s first female chancellor served for 16 years from 2005 to 2021 Reviewed by Samantha Silberstein Angela Merkel (born Angela Dorothea Kasner on July 17, 1954) was chancellor of Germany ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Friedrich Merz, her successor as leader of the country’s conservatives, on ...

Without the migration policies since 2015, the AfD wouldn’t be anywhere near this strong,” says Vienna’s former conservative ...

Newly appointed German chancellor Angela Merkel takes the oath of office in Berlin on Nov. 22, 2005. (Jockel Finck/AP) If this is an accurate recounting of her personal feelings at the time ...

Composed in her trademark calm delivery, but infused with little to capture the reader’s curiosity, Angela Merkel’s ...

The former chancellor can’t stand the America First policies that clash with her fellow travelers in international ...

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has issued rare public criticism of her successor as the country's center-right leader ...

Ronny Hartmann / Getty Images Angela Merkel (born Angela Dorothea Kasner on July 17, 1954) was chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She was the first woman to hold the office and the second ...

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I first encountered Angela Merkel when I was the Eastern European ... in 2002 but was out-manoeuvred by a rival. Undeterred, by 2005 she’d seized the nomination and serious power was within ...