The many faces of Frau Merkel   Last Modified: 21 Sep 2013 18:24
Mark Bergfeld  Mark Bergfeld grew up in the suburbs of Koeln,
Germany. He holds a Bachelor's in PPE and a Masters' in
Sociology, and is an activist and writer. Email Article Print
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facto leader is not popular with most Europeans, suggests
Bergfeld [EPA]  Electoral revolts have rocked Europe for the
last two-and-a-half years. Since the outbreak of the debt
crisis, 17 national governments in the European Union have
collapsed or been voted out of power - 12 were members of the
Eurozone.  The German elections taking place in a week's time
are a different game. They have been labelled "the most boring
federal elections ever". It is certain that Angela Merkel will
remain German chancellor for the next four years. The election
itself will only answer whether the Free Democratic Party (FDP),
Merkel's coalition partner, will stay in power or be replaced by
the Social Democratic Party of Germa