Merkel: Germany's 'Mutti,' Europe's skipper
by Chicago Tribune
Sep 21, 2017
3 minutes
The following editorial appeared in the Chicago Tribune on Friday, Sept. 22:
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Germany's national election Sunday has all the makings of a fait accompli. Chancellor Angela Merkel is on track to gain her fourth term, which would give her 16 years as Germany's leader. Martin Schulz, her closest rival and leader of the center-left Social Democrats, is behind in the latest polls by double digits. Merkel's camp can start chilling the Riesling.
In the meantime, Merkel can
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