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The Economist Asks: What happens after Merkel?

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Host Anne McElvoy reviews the German Chancellor’s 16-year leadership with Wolfgang Nowak, a political veteran who advised Angela Merkel's predecessor, and asks what made her such a phenomenal politician. And as the race to replace Angela Merkel draws to a close, Anne talks to security expert Claudia Major about the domestic and foreign challenges awaiting her successor.  Please subscribe to The Economist for full access to print, digital and audio editions: www.economist.com/podcastoffer  


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