Merkel

British

/ ˈmɜːkəl /

noun

Angela. born 1954, German politician; chair of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000; chancellor of Germany from 2005 (the first woman to hold the office)

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It was a plan hatched in 2017 by then German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and a freshly elected French President, Emmanuel Macron.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Compulsory military service in Germany was ended in 2011 under then-chancellor Angela Merkel.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Merz, like his predecessors Angela Merkel and Olaf Scholz, will be joined by business leaders including executives of auto giants Volkswagen, BMW and Mercedes.

From Barron's • Feb. 24, 2026

German Chancellor Angela Merkel accused him of trying to turn back the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

A year earlier, the chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, had announced that eight German nuclear power plants would close.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

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