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German President Joachim Gauck, rights, hands over the letter of appointment to newly reelected German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Tuesday, December 17, 2013. (AP Photo/Ferdinand Ostrop)

Germany’s Merkel starts 3rd term in new coalition

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 17, 2013 | World

Berlin, AP—Germany’s Parliament elected Chancellor Angela Merkel to a third term as the leader of Europe’s biggest economic power on Tuesday, nearly three months after an awkward election result forced her to put together a new governing coalition. Merkel...

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German Acting Chancellor Angela Merkel, chairwoman of Christian Democrats (CDU) party, delivers a speech to the CDU Federal Joint Committee (Bundesausschuss) in Berlin, Germany, on December 09 2013. (EPA/TIM BRAKEMEIER)

Merkel’s conservatives back coalition deal despite doubts

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 9, 2013 | World

Berlin, Reuters—Germany’s Christian Democrats (CDU) voted on Monday to approve a coalition with the arch-rival Social Democrats (SPD) after Chancellor Angela Merkel urged her conservatives to swallow some of their misgivings and back the deal. Merkel won...

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Leader of German Social Democratic party (SPD) Sigmar Gabriel addresses the media after a party meeting in Berlin October 20, 2013 (REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz)

Germany’s SPD backs coalition talks with Merkel, sets terms

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 20, 2013 | World

Berlin, Reuters—Leaders of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) won a green light from their party to start coalition talks with Angela Merkel on Sunday, after promising to wring concessions from the chancellor on a minimum wage, equal pay and infrastructure...