Merkel's Time is Over
Thomas Schmid, die Welt | September 10, 2009
The success of the left in Germany's recent state elections does not mean a shift to the left for the country politically but rather that Chancellor Merkel's time is over. ++ There is no "new strength" of the left but instead an obvious weakness in the German traditional majority parties of the CDU and SPD. ++ If Angela Merkel wants to bounce back in the federal election campaign, she must have the courage to discuss Germany's future both heatedly and controversially not relying on cold factual arguments.
