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May 6, 2025

German Bundestag convenes to elect Friedrich Merz as chancellor

On Tuesday, Germany’s lower house of parliament convened for the election of Friedrich Merz as the country’s new chancellor.

Bundestag
May 16, 2024

Germany’s Social Democrat leader advocates voluntary military service

Defence Minister Boris Pistorius is considering reactivating compulsory military service to remedy the personnel shortage.

Lars Klingbeil
October 3, 2021

Germany: Main political parties in talks with smaller ones for coalition government

Biggest political parties in Germany began talks with their smaller counterparts, looking to see which can form a three-way coalition to lead Germany for the next legislative term.

Angela Merkel
September 27, 2021

German parties prepare for coalition talks after SPD win

Four German political parties are positioning themselves to enter coalition talks on Monday, just hours after a final vote count showed a narrow victory for Social Democrats.

November 28, 2020

Borno LG Election: Zulum hails peaceful conduct

The governor says he is determined to restore normalcy across the state.

Governor Babagana Zulum. [PHOTO CREDIT: Official Twitter account of Zulum]