She is one of the few European leaders to survive the debt crisis, which has seen 19 of her EU peers lose their jobs since the start of 2010.Merkel's Christian Democratic Union Party did not gain an absolute majority in the Bundestag lower house. All potential coalition partners are substantially to the left of the CDU, creating interesting, unpleasant dilemmas for her.
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Angela Reelected
German Chancellor Angela Merkel won reelection with a strong showing. According to Reuters, Merkel's win is unusual:
