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Quadriga - The Merkel System - no end in sight?

August 13, 2015

Angela Merkel has headed the German government for 10 years now. Yet there’s still no likely successor to the throne.

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German voters can’t seem to get enough of her. Merkel’s popularity in opinion polls is almost unbroken.

Angela Merkel taking a selfie with two girls (Photo: Carsten Rehder/dpa)
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As the leader of Europe’s economic powerhouse she has also taken the lead in international issues, playing a decisive part in negotiations over the Greek debt crisis, for example.

What is Merkel’s recipe for success? And is such a long time in office good for Germany and for Europe?

What do you think? Have your say: quadriga(at)dw.com

Magaret Heckel (Photo: DW)
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Margaret Heckel - is the author of the best-selling book "How Merkel Rules". Now a freelancer, she served as head of the politics desk at several German newspapers, including Die Welt and Financial Times Deutschland.

Margaret Heckel says "Merkel stands for stability, that's why the Germans trust her."

Ines Pohl (Photo: DW)
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Ines Pohl - until recently, she was the editor-in-chief of the Berliner daily die tageszeitung or taz. She is now preparing to go to Washington as a correspondent for DW.

Ines Pohl says: It is no longer enough to just manage crises, the way Merkel does."

Alexander Görlach (Photo: DW)
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Alexander Görlach - is the founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of the German debate magazine The European. Previously, Görlach worked for a variety of German media.

He is convinced: "If Merkel manages to build up a successor, she will go down in history as the greatest German chancellor ever."