![Merkel says her conservatives face tough battle after 16 years in power Merkel says her conservatives face tough battle after 16 years in power](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-09/71631184344_merkel.jpg)
Merkel says her conservatives face tough battle after 16 years in power
Merkel is not running for a historic fifth term in the election, and Armin Laschet, the conservatives' candidate to succeed her.
Thu Sep 09 2021
![Parti Canselor Angela Merkel mula kempen pilihan raya secara rasmi Parti Canselor Angela Merkel mula kempen pilihan raya secara rasmi](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/81626575522_ArminLaschet.jpg)
Parti Canselor Angela Merkel mula kempen pilihan raya secara rasmi
Parti Kristian Demokrat (CDU) yang kini dipimpin Armin Laschet berharap dapat terus mentadbir negara selepas Merkel umum mahu mengundur diri.
Sat Aug 21 2021
![German chancellor candidate hopeful apologises for laughing during visit to deadly flood zone German chancellor candidate hopeful apologises for laughing during visit to deadly flood zone](https://resizer-awani.eco.astro.com.my/tr:w-177,h-100,q-100,f-auto/https://img.astroawani.com/2021-07/81626575522_ArminLaschet.jpg)
German chancellor candidate hopeful apologises for laughing during visit to deadly flood zone
A widely shared video showed Laschet joking with colleagues and laughing while President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was holding a news conference.
Sun Jul 18 2021