this sunday marks the end of a political era in germany, when voters go to the polls to choose a leader to replace angela merkel, who s spent 16 years as chancellor. a generation of young germans have known no other leader. one of the big issues of the election campaign has been climate change with activists holding rallies in cities across the country. 0ur europe editor katya adler has this report. cheering and applause. relaxing on a friday evening after 16 years at the helm of the eu s most powerful country, angela merkel is relieved, perhaps, that it s almost all over. the migrant crisis, the euro crisis, four us presidents, five uk prime ministers, 100 eu summits and more during her time in office. hers will be a tough act to follow, at home and on the world stage. many germans say they ll miss the stoic, pragmatic politician nicknamed mummy.
during the campaign, with activists holding rallies in cities across the country. 0ur europe editor katya adler sent this report from berlin. applause. relaxing on a friday evening after 16 years at the helm of the eu s most powerful country, angela merkel is relieved, perhaps, that it is almost all over. the migrant crisis, the euro crisis, four us presidents, five uk prime ministers, 100 eu summits and more during her time in office. hers will be a tough act to follow at home and on the world stage. many germans say they will miss the stoic, pragmatic politician nicknamed mummy . merkel is going to be strongly missed, i think so. i will miss merkel very much, because i am a fan of her. i think it will be very hard for every candidate who comes next, or the next chancellor to fulfil -
act to follow, at home and on the world stage. many germans say they ll miss the stoic, pragmatic politician nicknamed mummy. merkel is going to be strongly missed, i think so. i will miss merkel very much. because? because i am fond of her, yes. i think it will be very hard - for every candidate who comes next or the next chancellor. like, to fulfil this role - because there will always be those comparisons to merkel. and at eu hq in brussels, there ll also be a big merkel sized hole. 0n the global landscape, i mean, it really matters and, you know, i think merkel was a very, very well respected leader so everybody is looking at who is going to follow in her footsteps. of course, there s the potential for germany to take a dramatic new direction after 16 years of angela merkel, and that would be felt here and abroad.
across the country. our europe editor, katya adler, reports now on the campaign to succeed mrs merkel. relaxing on a friday evening after 16 years at the helm of the eu s most powerful country, angela merkel is relieved, perhaps, that it s almost all over. the migrant crisis, the euro crisis, four us presidents, five uk prime ministers, 100 eu summits and more during her time in office. hers will be a tough act to follow, at home and on the world stage. many germans say they ll miss the stoic, pragmatic politician nicknamed mummy. merkel is going to be strongly missed, i think so. i will miss merkel very much. because? because i am fond of her, yes. i think it will be very hard . for any candidate who comes next or the next chancellor. like, to fulfil this role - because there will always be
hers will be a tough act to follow, at home and on the world stage. many germans say they ll miss the stoic, pragmatic politician nicknamed mummy. merkel is going to be strongly missed, i think so. i will miss merkel very much. because? because i am fond of her, yes. i think it will be very hard for any candidate who comes next - or the next chancellor. like, to fulfil this role because there will always be those comparisons to merkel. and at eu hq in brussels, there ll also be a big merkel sized hole. on the global landscape, i mean it really matters and you know i think merkel was a very, very well respected leader so everybody is looking at who is going to follow in her footsteps? of course, there s the potential for germany to take a dramatic new direction after 16 years of angular angela merkel and that would be felt here and abroad. this is the eu s most