Andrea Nahles has become the first woman to lead Germany's Social Democrats — though by a disappointing margin of votes. She must simultaneously attempt to lead and reform the SPD, Jefferson ...

Angela Merkel may have been hoping for a smooth exit to her long tenure as German Chancellor. Instead, she could be in for a rough ride, after suffering two major political blows in the past week.

Andrea Nahles looks likely to become leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), taking over at least temporarily from Martin Schulz.Nahles had previously been named the head of the SPD's ...

On April 22, a special congress of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) elected Andrea Nahles as the party’s new leader. She succeeds Martin Schulz, who had been elected 15 months earlier and ...

Andrea Nahles becomes the SPD's first woman leader in 154 years - at a time of crisis for the party.

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats elected Andrea Nahles, a combative and outspoken former labour minister, as the first woman leader of the 155-year-old party.

Andrea Nahles announced she was stepping down after a dismal showing in the European election, raising questions about the future of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government.

BERLIN – For Andrea Nahles, the Social Democrats’ worst election defeat in its postwar history is an opportunity to take the party back to its left-wing roots. On Wednesday, the German Social ...

A former party rebel was elected as the leader of Germany’s Social Democrats on Sunday, presenting a further challenge to Angela Merkel over Europe. Andrea Nahles, 47, a career politician ...

Angela Merkel may have been hoping for a smooth exit to her long tenure as German Chancellor. Instead, she could be in for a rough ride, after suffering two major political blows in the past week.

Germany's centre-left Social Democrats on Sunday elected Andrea Nahles, a combative and outspoken former labour minister, as the first woman leader of the 155-year-old party.