If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy ...
He held the ceremonial post of German president after a finance-focused career. Shortly into his second term, he became the ...
Friedrich Merz broke a political taboo by aligning with the AfD on immigration, winning a symbolic vote but facing backlash ...
Extremely popular’ head of state and IMF boss was ‘virtually unknown’ before achieving ‘great things’ for Germany, says ...
Horst Köhler, a onetime head of the International Monetary Fund who became a popular German president before stunning the ...
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 ...