Voters across North Rhine-Westphalia returned to the polls on September 28 for runoff elections to determine municipal leadership positions throughout Germany's most populous state. The second round of voting became necessary after no candidate secured an absolute majority in the initial...
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the Merit Order of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Stralsund on Monday, with the ceremony beginning at 3:30 PM. The award was presented by State Premier Manuela Schwesig of the SPD, who described Merkel's long representation of the northeastern state...
