Create account

Coverage dated December 6, 2021 to December 7, 2021

Angela Merkel: Germany's 1st female chancellor bows out after 16 years

Headline from FOX 5 DC

Angela Merkel stepped down as Germany’s chancellor after 16 years. Her successor, OIaf Scholz, took office on Wednesday.

FOX 5 DC's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Read the reports

Reports & sources

40 articles, oldest first.

  1. News Advance

    End of an era: Germany's Merkel bows out after 16 years (opens News Advance)

    Published

    News Advance's feed description

    BERLIN (AP) — Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany's first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005.

  2. FOX 5 DC

    Angela Merkel: Germany's 1st female chancellor bows out after 16 years (opens FOX 5 DC)

    Published

    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    Angela Merkel stepped down as Germany’s chancellor after 16 years. Her successor, OIaf Scholz, took office on Wednesday.

  3. Washington Times

    End of an era: Germany’s Angela Merkel bows out after 16 years (opens Washington Times)

    Published

    Washington Times's feed description

    Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on Nov. 22, 2005.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.