If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...

Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...

He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...

Extremely popular’ head of state and IMF boss was ‘virtually unknown’ before achieving ‘great things’ for Germany, says ...

(Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File) German President Horst Koehler, right, hands over the credentials to re-elected ...

Once little-known among his fellow Germans, Mr Kohler became a popular head of state, often positioning himself as an ...

Horst Koehler, former German president from 2004 to 2010 and a respected global policymaker with a particular interest in ...

Merkel won power, but nearly blew a huge poll ... He became the second German president to address Israel's parliament, telling the Knesset: "I bow my head in shame and humility before the victims ...

German President Horst Koehler, right, hands over the credentials to re-elected German chancellor Angela Merkel during a ceremony at the president's residence Bellevue Castle in Berlin ...