A closed book
Nov 12, 2021
3 minutes
By Philip Oltermann
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Angela Merkel’s marathon tenure as Germany’s leader may have officially crossed the finishing line with September’s federal elections, but her final lap of honour could take some time. Depending on the pace of coalition talks between the politicians hoping to fill her shoes, she may yet give one more of her annual TV addresses in a caretaker capacity this Christmas
Still, as a new generation of German leaders rises to the fore
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