
Armin Laschet elected leader of Merkel’s party
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right get together has elected Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany’s most populous state, as its new chief — sending a sign of continuity months earlier than an election through which voters will determine who turns into the brand new chancellor. Laschet…

Merkel’s party chooses new leader ahead of German election
BERLIN – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right celebration is selecting a brand new chief this weekend, a choice that may assist form German voters’ alternative of a successor to Merkel on the helm of the European Union’s largest economic system after her 16-year reign. Merkel, now 66, has steered…