The Local Germany 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 Meet the gay-rights champion gunning for Merkel’s job from the right-wing of her party He's 37 years old, openly gay yet staunchly conservative and one of Chancellor Angela Merkel's loudest critics within her own party. Meet Jens Spahn, the ambitious "anti-Merkel" tapped to become Germany's new health minister. https://www.thelocal.de/20180226/jens-spahn-germanys-anti-merkel-gunning-for-the-top-job Mon, 26 Feb 2018 16:18:46 +0100 jens-spahn-germanys-anti-merkel-gunning-for-the-top-job