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Germany's Far Right Finds A New Stronghold In Bavaria, And It's Costing Merkel

12:10pm October 13, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

A booming economy and ever fewer migrants crossing the border haven't eased a populist backlash against the German chancellor's political allies in the wealthy alpine state of Bavaria.

President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the East Room of the White House on Friday.

Merkel's Low-Key Visit With Trump Focuses On Trade, Foreign Policy

6:11pm April 27, 2018

by Ayesha Rascoe

The leaders spoke to reporters at the White House after meetings on Friday in which Merkel was expected to echo many of the concerns about foreign policy raised by French President Macron.

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Even though German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union party came in first in Sunday's parliamentary election, she said she "would have preferred a better result."

Right-Wing Party Makes Strong Showing in German Elections

6:09pm September 24, 2017

Early poll results from Sunday's vote show the AfD had the best showing for a far-right party in decades, taking third place.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses a meeting in Istanbul on Sunday, the same day he said that German government practices are "no different than the Nazi ones of the past."

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Turkey-Germany Relations At New Low After Erdogan Makes Nazi Comparison

6:56pm March 06, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

After Germany canceled a Turkish political rally in the country, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan likened the German government to the Nazis.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet says it is scrapping the controversial law against insulting foreign heads of state.

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Germany Is Scrapping Law That Bans Insulting Foreign Leaders

8:18pm January 25, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Justice Minister Heiko Mass called the law "obsolete and unnecessary." Last year, the law was invoked in a controversial case against a comedian because of a lewd poem criticizing Turkey's leader.

Germany's prime-time television news show quotes Merkel's silence over the weekend.

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'Merkel' Has Become A Verb In German Youth Vernacular

8:47am October 21, 2015

by Esme Nicholson

The German chancellor's last name is used locally as a word of action that ironically means to not act at all.