Angela Merkel Is Retired. But She’s Still on the Ballot.
It was Ms. Merkel who kept Germany’s borders open starting in 2015, allowing what became millions of refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and elsewhere to settle. That move has spurred a backlash among German voters. Many political leaders blame it for the rise of the hard-right party Alternative for Germany, or AfD, which has campaigned relentlessly on deporting certain immigrants and sits second behind the Christian Democrats in national polls.
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Originally posted on: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/09/world/europe/angela-merkel-is-retired-but-shes-still-on-the-ballot.html