The legacy of Angela Merkel: Express Research

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Dear reader,   It's the end of an era in Germany as Chancellor Angela Merkel steps down from her position after 16 years in power. Merkel leaves office as Germany’s second longest serving post-war Chancellor having overseen many defining global and national events during her tenure. She was also Germany’s first woman to be elected as Chancellor and the first leader of reunified Germany to have been born in the former East Germany. Our two-part series this week takes a close look to find out who Merkel is, both the person and the politician.    In the first part, Mira Patel unravels her life, personality, and methods to better understand her approach to politics. Merkel is known for her stability and practicality, characteristics that are perhaps necessary for a country that still contends with the atrocities of the past.    In the second part she explores her response to critical challenges during her tenure like the Eurozone crisis of 2007-08 and the 2015 migration crisis, which also turned into defining moments in global history. Merkel may not have been the most memorable figure, nor the most ambitious, but when it mattered, she successfully managed to be the adult in a room dominated by volatile personalities.   Read the stories: Decoding Angela Merkel (Part I): The pragmatic physicist who gave Germany the stability it craved   Decoding Angela Merkel (Part 2): From Eurozone debt to migration crisis, how Germany’s ‘climate chancellor’ responded to challenges   Sincerely,   Adrija Roychowdhury

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