BERLIN — Andrea Nahles was elected leader of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) on Sunday, becoming the first woman to take the helm in the 155-year history of the party that serves as Angela Merkel’s ...

The SPD's first-ever female chairperson is drawing better-than-expected reviews after her first few months in charge. But unfortunately for her, she hasn't been able to shift the Social Democrats' ...

BERLIN — There is “no plan B” should German coalition talks fail, Andrea Nahles, the Social Democrats’ leader in parliament, said in an interview published Thursday. “I have no plan B,” Nahles told ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Michelle Martin and Andrea Shalal BERLIN (Reuters) - Andrea Nahles, the plain-speaking 47-year-old leader of the Social ...

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 Chase ...

Wiesbaden (Germany), Apr 22 (AFP) Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats today elected Andrea Nahles, a combative and outspoken former labour minister, as the first woman leader of the 155-year-old ...

Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) made history by electing its first ever female leader, but now the hard work must begin to reunite a party punished in the last election. The move hailed as ...

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 resigned ...

SPD leader and coalition partner in Germany’s government Andrea Nahles has announced she will resign as leader and is set to step down as head of the SPD’s parliamentary group on Tuesday. In a ...