New Delhi: After governing Germany for more than 16 years, Chancellor Angela Merkel will eventually go down after the September 26 federal election is concluded.
Merkel, 67, went with its popularity so that he was likely to win the record of the five terms he had been looking for.
Under his leadership, the country has switched from called ‘European sick man’ to an economic power plant.
However, it remained very divided and the arrival of migrant waves in 2015 opened a new gap.
Seeing the Rules of Merkel in 5 graphics …
Economicourtesy: The Reuterserman economy has grown by 34% since the beginning of Tenurial Merkel – 15 percentage points more than the nearest UE rival, France.
At present, this is the largest economy in Europe, in addition to voice management, some of which are thanks to good intentions: Under Merkel’s government, Germany has benefited from strong demand in a rapidly growing economy like China for top-class engineering items.
The reform made by its predecessor, Gerhard Schroeder, to reduce taxes, combining unemployment and welfare benefits and increasing the flexibility of the labor market also pays dividends.
Jobscourtesy: Reutersunder Merkel, unemployed down more than 3 million.
The Merkel government utilizes the “Kurzarbeit” work scheme designed to avoid phks during decline, including during the Covid-19 pandemic, by offering company subsidies to keep workers on the salary list.
The OECD based in Paris said the plan saved nearly 500,000 jobs during the 2009 decline, and the international monetary fund had called it a “gold standard” of the program.
ExportScourtesy: Reutersunder Merkel, Germany increases its exports even when China and the United States dominated the global market.
However, the Merkel government has planted alert to an increase in investment in critical sectors by Chinese state-owned companies.
In response, they tightened the rules to protect domestic companies from takingovers unwanted by investors from European Union countries.
Persepsivourtesy: Reutersmerkel regularly occupies the rankings of the most popular German politicians.
In August 2021, Merkel’s highest approval was between Baby Boomers (57%), followed by Gen Xers (53%).
Since tracking began in 2019, Baby Boomers consistently has the highest approval ranking for Merkel, but in the midst of the first months of Pandemi (December 2020 to April 2021), the approval of Gen Z was tied and briefly attracted in front of the older generation, despite support They later.
Waned, data from the morning consulted shows the show.
Overall, it currently has a 54% approval rating, higher than most of his colleagues.
Tenuremerkel ruled Germany for so long so he was nicknamed the country’s “chancellor”.
In the past 16 years, Merkel has surpassed several government / state heads around the world.
During his reign, Merkel has witnessed four different US administrations, as many as five British Prime Minister and two Indian prime ministers.
He also worked with eight different Italian ministers and four French presidents.
(With input from Reuters)
In 5 graphs: how German – and the world – changed during the era of Angela Merkel
