Christian Democrats

Islamist terrorism by IS is not a phenomenon related to refugees, says Angela Merkel

Chancellor Angela Merkel has dismissed suggestions that the influx of refugees over the past year has brought Islamic extremism to Germany.

Munich shooting: German officials call for tighter gun control laws

Senior German officials on Sunday called for a review of Germany's already strict gun laws after Friday's deadly shooting in Munich that claimed nine lives

German Chancellor Merkel to campaign for general election after Prez Gauk backs out of race

German President Joachim Gauck said that he would not stand for a second term, creating a political headache for Chancellor Angela Merkel ahead of an election year

German voters reject Merkel's austerity in state election

The outcome boosted Germany's center-left opposition, and was a bitter pill to swallow for Merkel's Christian Democrats as the country looks toward national elections due late next year and the chancellor grapples with Europe's stubbornly persistent debt crisis.