https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The beleaguered chief of Angela Merkel's CDU party signalled Thursday that he was ready to step aside as leader of the conservatives, after an election debacle that left them on the brink of opposition. https://www.thelocal.de/20211008/laschet-signals-that-hes-ready-to-step-down-as-germanys-cdu-leader Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:10:59 +0200 laschet-signals-that-hes-ready-to-step-down-as-germanys-cdu-leader Pressure was mounting Tuesday on Armin Laschet to quit after his conservatives lost to the Social Democrats in Germany's election, further complicating his bid to form the next government after the disastrous vote. https://www.thelocal.de/20210928/we-lost-cdus-laschet-faces-calls-to-resign-over-german-election-disaster Tue, 28 Sep 2021 15:55:44 +0200 we-lost-cdus-laschet-faces-calls-to-resign-over-german-election-disaster The conservatives are trailing second in the polls, and the CDU's Armin Laschet is failing to inspire the German population ahead of the election. Will his 'immediate action programme' win over voters? https://www.thelocal.de/20210914/can-laschets-100-day-action-plan-win-over-german-voters Tue, 14 Sep 2021 12:26:06 +0200 can-laschets-100-day-action-plan-win-over-german-voters Armin Laschet, the conservative frontrunner to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel after German elections on September 26th, apologised on Friday after becoming the second major candidate to be accused of plagiarism. https://www.thelocal.de/20210730/frontrunner-to-succeed-merkel-admits-plagiarism-mistakes-in-book Fri, 30 Jul 2021 19:54:38 +0200 frontrunner-to-succeed-merkel-admits-plagiarism-mistakes-in-book From criticism of his climate policy to a woefully ill-timed bout of laughter, the deadly floods in western Germany have exposed weaknesses of frontrunner Armin Laschet in his bid to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel. https://www.thelocal.de/20210723/politics-frontrunner-to-succeed-merkel-as-chancellor-on-back-foot-after-flood-disaster Fri, 23 Jul 2021 15:39:08 +0200 politics-frontrunner-to-succeed-merkel-as-chancellor-on-back-foot-after-flood-disaster German chancellor candidate Armin Laschet, the frontrunner in the race to succeed Angela Merkel, sparked outrage Saturday after he was caught on camera laughing during a visit to a flood-ravaged town. https://www.thelocal.de/20210717/germany-chancellor-candidate-laschet-sparks-anger-with-flood-zone-laughter Sat, 17 Jul 2021 21:37:59 +0200 germany-chancellor-candidate-laschet-sparks-anger-with-flood-zone-laughter Armin Laschet had looked down and out in the race to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany's next chancellor, facing dismal public approval ratings and ridicule over his inconsistent virus management. https://www.thelocal.de/20210420/meet-armin-laschet-the-king-of-comebacks-grasping-for-merkel-throne Tue, 20 Apr 2021 17:32:02 +0200 meet-armin-laschet-the-king-of-comebacks-grasping-for-merkel-throne The head of Angela Merkel's party on Tuesday doubled down in a standoff with the chancellor over Germany's pandemic measures, calling for less control from central government and "more trust" for the regions. https://www.thelocal.de/20210330/allow-more-freedom-and-flexibility-merkel-party-chief-defiant-in-row-over-covid-19-measures Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:13:08 +0200 allow-more-freedom-and-flexibility-merkel-party-chief-defiant-in-row-over-covid-19-measures Following bitter losses for the Christian Democrats (CDU) in two state elections, pressure is growing on the new CDU leader and possible candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet. A new survey shows that the North Rhine-Westphalian state premier is falling short of expectations. https://www.thelocal.de/20210316/three-quarters-of-germans-think-new-cdu-leader-laschet-not-suitable-choice-for-chancellor Tue, 16 Mar 2021 12:40:52 +0100 three-quarters-of-germans-think-new-cdu-leader-laschet-not-suitable-choice-for-chancellor Armin Laschet, state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, is the new CDU leader and thereby frontrunner to be the party's candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor at September's general election. https://www.thelocal.de/20210116/merkel-ally-armin-laschet-elected-germanys-cdu-party-chief Sat, 16 Jan 2021 12:33:53 +0100 merkel-ally-armin-laschet-elected-germanys-cdu-party-chief Armin Laschet, state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, was elected as the new CDU leader on Saturday. But what more do we know about the moderate and Merkel loyalist? https://www.thelocal.de/20210116/who-is-the-new-head-of-germanys-conservative-cdu-party Sat, 16 Jan 2021 13:21:56 +0100 who-is-the-new-head-of-germanys-conservative-cdu-party A leading candidate to succeed German Chancellor Angela Merkel sparked a row Friday after he accused eastern Europeans of importing new coronavirus cases to Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20200619/unacceptable-possible-merkel-successor-under-fire-over-eastern-european-coronavirus-claims Fri, 19 Jun 2020 14:15:43 +0200 unacceptable-possible-merkel-successor-under-fire-over-eastern-european-coronavirus-claims Political heavyweights in Germany's ruling CDU announced on Tuesday their bids for the crisis-wracked party's top job, pitting a staunch ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel against her nemesis. https://www.thelocal.de/20200225/merkels-would-be-successors-announce-bids-for-party-leader Tue, 25 Feb 2020 12:50:47 +0100 merkels-would-be-successors-announce-bids-for-party-leader