Germany: how does the “Merkel generation” regard the Chancellor?

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Chancellor Angela Merkel will step down after 16 years in office.

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By: Deborah Berlioz

3 min

Angela Merkel remained at the head of Germany for 16 years.

A longevity such that we speak squarely of the Merkel generation.

There is nothing scientific about the term, to be sure, but it is used to refer to the young adults who grew up during the chancellor's terms.

How do they see Merkel?

And how did she mark them?

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