Gerhard Schroeder
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier addresses the media at his residence Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, Friday, May 28, 2021. German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announces he will seeks for a second term. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
German President Steinmeier says he will seek a 2nd term

May. 28, 2021 05:56 AM EDT

File - In this Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021 file photo German Chancellor Angela Merkel listen to German Health Minister Jens Spahn holding a speech on the current developments of the new coronavirus pandemic in Germany at a meeting of the parliament, Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany.German Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right party, the Christian Democratic Union, CDU, is choosing a new leader on the weekend Saturday Jan. 16 and Sunday Jan. 17, 2021, a decision that will help determine who succeeds Merkel at the helm of the European Union's biggest economy after a 16-year reign. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)
Merkel's party opens convention to choose new leader

By David Rising Jan. 15, 2021 02:17 PM EST