It’s complicated: Angela Merkel leaves an enigmatic legacy
Her steady leadership and longevity will be missed, but she also leaves behind a series of vexing problems
08 December 2021 - 19:47
Few thought that the young woman from East Germany who Helmut Kohl dismissively called his “girl” in the 1990s would go far. And yet after 16 years and 16 days, Angela Merkel exits the stage just shy of his record as the country’s longest-serving chancellor since World War 2. ..
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