![]() ![]() German CDU leader criticises anti-diesel crusades. When the elections are held on 26 September 2021, she will no longer be in the running after 16 years as the head of the German government. Merkel successor cleans up as Putzfrau Gretel in carnival role. Whether she can deliver her country to Armin Laschet, the world will find out on Sunday, as Europe watches closely for what sort of government Germany will have by the end of the election, and how it will continue to lead the EU. Angela Merkel (CDU) dpa On 22 November 2005, the Bundestag elected Angela Merkel to be the first female chancellor in German history. She led the successful efforts to save the euro in partnership with a string of successive French presidents, and astonished the world by offering a welcome and a home to more than a million refugees.īut for some in Britain, and in particular for David Cameron who had banked on her doing a deal to help him win the Brexit referendum, the feeling is that she didn’t deliver that same level of generosity. BERLIN (AP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s designated successor unexpectedly threw in the towel Monday, plunging her conservative party into deeper crisis as it struggles to agree on its. ![]() But while her departure may be mired in criticism, her preceding 16 years since her election in 2005, are likely to be recorded positively by historians.Īs the first woman to become Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel rose from virtual obscurity outside the country’s borders, to becoming the essential European politician and power figure. ![]()
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