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Who's going to be Germany's next chancellor?

April 22, 2021

Who will follow Angela Merkel as German chancellor? Conservative stalwart Armin Laschet and Green Party shooting star Annalena Baerbock lead the race. Who will it be? Guests: Pascale Hugues (Le Point), Derek Scally (Irish Times), Nina Haase (DW)

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Pascale Hugues, who is both an author and Germany correspondent for the French magazine Le Point. She says: "After sixteen years of sometimes deadening continuity, I'd like to see Germany showing more courage and being a bit more adventurous."

 

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DW political correspondent Nina Haase-Trobridge, who argues that: "The Green candidate is Angela Merkel‘s natural successor. But is Germany ready for the shake-up that she stands for?”

 

DW Sendung To The Point Derek Scally
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Derek Scally of the Irish Times, who argues that: "Markus Söder’s escapades are the ultimate kiss of death for Armin Laschet's campaign before it can even get underway.”