Germany Election

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk sits as US President-elect Donald Trump meets with House Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, US, November 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo
World+Biz

Germany accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence its election

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolves the German parliament, the Bundestag, during a statement to the media, after Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote, at Bellevue palace in Berlin, Germany December 27, 2024. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
Europe

German president dissolves parliament, sets 23 Feb election date

Angela Merkel, the indispensable leader of an often factitious European Union, is about to step down. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Why Merkel’s exit matters beyond Germany

Tessa Ganserer, member of the German Green Party and transgender candidate for the German Bundestag elections walks from her office to the Parliament during a Reuters TV interview in Munich, Germany, July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert
Europe

Two transgender women win seats in German parliament

Women relax on the banks of Lake Zurich on a sunny spring day, as the spread of the coronavirus (Covid-19) continues, in Zurich, Switzerland March 23, 2021. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann/
Europe

German millionaires rush assets to Switzerland ahead of election

German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference on coronavirus disease (Covid-19) situation, in Berlin, Germany, July 13, 2021. Michael Kappeler/Pool via REUTERS
Europe

Merkel says her conservatives face hard battle after 16 years in power