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Angela Merkel casts ballot in Berlin in Germany's general election; likely to clinch fourth term

Merkel's conservative CDU party, along with its Bavarian sister party the CSU, holds a double-digit lead in the polls

German chancellor Angela Merkel comes out against Turkey's EU membership bid

Angela Merkel announced her intention to seek an end to EU membership talks with Turkey during her face-to-face TV showdown with challenger Martin Schulz on Sunday.

German election 2017: Angela Merkel's conservatives widen lead three months before vote

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives widened their lead over the Social Democrats (SPD) to 15 points in a weekly opinion poll by the Emnid institute.