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News Articles: Chancellor Angela Merkel

A file photo from April 30, 2014, shows then-German Chancellor Angela Merkel attending the parliamentary election campaign program for Hesse State, at the Frankfurt's Kap European Congress Center in Frankfurt, Germany.

Angela Merkel and the future of NATO under a second Trump term

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she had to consider whether she is a "feminist." She joined NPR's Mary Louise Kelly to discuss her new memoir, Freedom.

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By:
  • Mary Louise Kelly,
  • Courtney Dorning,
  • and 2 more
People queue in front of a polling station in the Moabit district of Berlin, Germany. German voters are choosing a new parliament in an election that will determine who succeeds Chancellor Angela Merkel after her 16 years at the helm of Europe's biggest economy.

Exit Polls Show An Extremely Close Race In German Election To Succeed Angela Merkel

After 16 years in office, the German chancellor is stepping down. Early results show a razor-thin margin in what is expected to be one of the closest outcomes in years.

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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram