Angela Merkel, the end of an era
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a news conference with the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. Merkel is on a farewell tour of the Western Balkans, as she announced in 2018 that she wouldn't seek a fifth term as Germany's Chancellor.
(AP Photo / Franc Zhurda) AP - Franc Zhurda
By: Clémentine Pawlotsky
20 mins
She was one of the most powerful women in the world.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is about to hand over after four terms, a total of 16 years in office.
Germany is organizing its federal elections on Sunday September 26, 2021.
Voters will be called upon to elect their deputies.
The majority in the Bundestag will then appoint its successor to the Chancellery.
The opportunity to take stock of the policy led by Angela Merkel.
Will it have made history?
What are its successes and failures?
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Decryption with:
- Anne Salles
, lecturer in Germanic studies at
Sorbonne-University
- Paul Maurice
, researcher at
the Study Committee on Franco-German Relations
at
IFRI
, author of the article "
Germany / European Union: the ambiguous heritage of Angela Merkel
", published in the journal
Politique Foreign
.
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