German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a news conference after a meeting of both German conservative party's in the Bavarian state parliament in Munich, southern Germany, on May 22, 2017. Photo: Christof Stache / AFPGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel attends ... […] Elections, Photos Working poor of Germany’s rust belt desperate for change Petra Vogel is exactly the kind of voter in the sights of Social Democrats set on unseating German Chancellor Angela Merkel in September's elections. 6 years ago