washingtonpost.com: Call Her Angie von Bismarck - by Josef Joffe
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Call Her Angie von Bismarck - by Josef Joffe
Most of the headlines about Europe in U.S. newspapers these days have been going to Britain's doughty new prime minister, Gordon Brown of Labor, or France's hard-charging new president, the conservative Nicolas Sarkozy. But the most influential European leader, at least for now, is Angela Merkel. The first female chancellor in German history has been having a very nice run as the uncrowned queen of Europe. She is a staggering 40 points ahead of her Social Democratic rival for the chancellorship. So why has Angie, as so many of her 82 million subjects fondly call her, been doing so well?
Labels: Angela Merkel, EU, Germany
