How Germany's Angela Merkel has stayed in power for so long | UNPACKED

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Published 2020-11-21

Many people don't remember a Germany that wasn't run by Angela Merkel. Germans go to the polls again in late 2021, and Angela Merkel has already announced she won't run again. With no clear successor, a power vacuum is brewing in Berlin. The coming months will determine Merkel's legacy, and the future of Germany and Europe. So how did she get to where she is? How did she manage to stay in power for so long?

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All Comments (21)

@dwnews 3 years ago

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@crowrequiem3934 3 years ago

Better to have a "boring" politician than to have a clown at the helm
@someone4860 3 years ago

She never get angry with unnecessary things.
@akteno2796 3 years ago

This woman is Chancellor
@tristanmoller9498 3 years ago

She’s politically smart and knows how to play the game
@janfelix4573 3 years ago

in this world of trumps, Putins and Erdogans its good to have that "boring" woman, who you just cannot provocate....
@Lennitiller 3 years ago

„What happens when she leaves ?“ is the forbidden question in germany. Its running down my neck... da will ich gar nicht dran denken tun
@jk3jk35 3 years ago

“I’ve known a great many clever men. I’ve outlived them all. Do you know why? I ignored them” – Lady Olenna Tyrell
@wrgsf13 3 years ago

When your name is so long even germans invent acronyms for it
@sw9439 3 years ago

Imagine beeing her husband Joachim Sauer. He almost got nominated for the nobel prize in physics and then he sits on banquets with people like Trump or Pence and have to listen to their idiotic monologues about science
@leethebot1870 3 years ago

I think the fact that she has a degree in a field of science gives her the ability to analyze and conclude very thorough. Although she seems slow I think she is extremely calculating
@peterlustig3824 3 years ago

Risikomanagement ist die Frau vorbildlich, One of her best skill is risk management. Remember all the world wide crisis we got last 16 years. Shes doing realy great
@g__e__o 3 years ago

She will be remembered as a good politician. Not perfect, but good, which is way more than pretty much any politician out there. In the world.
@JAMESBOND-ox3se 3 years ago

Americans want drama, so they elect clowns. Governance is most important.
@victor9 3 years ago

USA write that down write that down
@Xermmm 3 years ago

I'm a U.S. citizen and wow do I have so much respect and admiration for this woman. Germany was blessed to have her at the helm for so long.
@oOPrettywinxOo 3 years ago

She is pretty "boring" on the surface and makes rather safe decisions most of the time. But some of the stuff she says when speaking in parliament is gold, I am just sad there aren't any English subtitled best ofs i can link here xD
@V3ritas1989 3 years ago

I was missing the 08 financial crisis and Merkel's crisis Management, which cemented Merkels Leadership role in Germany and EU.
@moungar9191 3 years ago

I'm German and want to tell you: even you had just about 10 Minutes you done a well explaination ;) I hope my English was quite correct.
@AlinaTimmer 3 years ago

I have the bad feeling that everything is going to go downhill when she's gone. 😶