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Alice Weidel, German far right’s unlikely hope for chancellor
Jan 13, 2025In some respects, Alice Weidel’s selection as the far-right AfD’s candidate for chancellor ahead of the February elections is unexpected given that she was born in West Germany, is openly gay, and has a non-German spouse.... -
Austria’s chancellor to step down after coalition talks collapse
Jan 5, 2025Karl Nehammer, the conservative chancellor of Austria, announced on Saturday that he will resign in the “coming days” following the termination of coalition negotiations with the Social Democrats due to differences of opinion on important matters.... -
Pakistan ex-PM Imran Khan applies to be Oxford chancellor
Aug 20, 2024According to his party, Imran Khan, the incarcerated former prime minister of Pakistan, has submitted an application to take over as chancellor of the esteemed University of Oxford in Britain. As prime minister from 2018 to... -
Scholz takes reins from Merkel for new German era
Dec 8, 2021After 16 years with Angela Merkel at the helm, Olaf Scholz was named Germany’s new chancellor on Wednesday, as a new centre-left-led coalition gained control of Europe’s largest economy. Scholz, who received 395 of the 707...