Christian Democratic Party (CDU)

With three candidates vying on Friday and Saturday to take over the leadership of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) and succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor, Greece is weighing who could best serve its interest - Armin Laschet, premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, Norbert Rottgen, chairman of the Bundestag's foreign affairs committee, and Friedrich Merz, a corporate lawyer and former MP.

Germany legalized same-sex marriage on June 40 in a change nonetheless opposed by Chancellor Angela Merkel, joining many other western democracies in granting gay and lesbian couples full rights, including adoption.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Party (CDU) has backed Social Democrat Frank-Walter Steinmeier to be the ruling coalition's candidate for the German presidency, following talks among party leaders on 14, Monday, according to DW.

Support for German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling Christian Democratic Party (CDU) dropped by 2 percentage points to 53% in a poll published Wednesday. Merkel’s popularity was also negatively affected, as the findings revealed that inter-party squabbling over the 3rd Greek rescue plan has taken its toll on the CDU.