The general election in Germany is just four months away and little time is left for Chancellor Angela Merkel to complete important projects. Acrimony is intensifying in Berlin.
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Germany managed the first coronavirus wave better than most. But this fall, the country hasn t done nearly as well, with case numbers and deaths spiking upward. Did Angela Merkel drop the ball?
18.12.2020, 18.30 Uhr
German Chancellor Angela Merkel
Foto: TOBIAS SCHWARZ / AFP
What will we have to forgive Angela Merkel for one day? What is her contribution to the disaster that Germany is currently going through? Everyday, hundreds of people are dying in the country from the coronavirus, the ICUs are almost full, and the number of daily new infections remains high. And this despite the fact that things looked so good for so long, with Germany enjoying a significant advantage over almost every other country in Europe. That advantage, though, has now been almost completely wasted. Which raises the question: Is the country in this situation because of Merkel, or despite Merkel?