The Angela Merkel era is ending.  Currently, there are three candidates are vying for her position. The cast of characters is interesting: The ambitious Jens Spahn, currently serving as health minister; the woman generally viewed as Merkel’s anointed heir and perhaps a kind of Merkel 2.0, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and Friedrich Merz, an old arch rival of Merkel’s who abandoned politics for finance after he was elbowed out by her in 2002.

The Angela Merkel era is ending. Currently, there are three candidates are vying for her position. The cast of characters is interesting: The ambitious Jens Spahn, currently serving as health minister; the woman generally viewed as Merkel’s anointed heir and perhaps a kind of Merkel 2.0, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and Friedrich Merz, an old arch rival of Merkel’s who abandoned politics for finance after he was elbowed out by her in 2002.

The Angela Merkel era is ending.  Currently, there are three candidates are vying for her position. The cast of characters is interesting: The ambitious&nbsp;Jens Spahn,&nbsp;currently serving as health minister; the woman generally viewed as Merkel’s anointed heir and perhaps a kind of Merkel 2.0, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and Friedrich Merz, an old arch rival of Merkel’s who abandoned politics for finance after he was elbowed out by her in 2002.

Germany's Next Merkel?

Out of Order is a German Marshall Fund podcast about how our world was, is, and will be ordered.

 From the way the pandemic is shaping geopolitics; to the dark side of tech for democracy; to the political movements, elections and uprisings changing global governance; the podcast brings together international experts from inside and outside of GMF to help us understand our disordered world.

In addition to Out of Order episodes, GMF also produces topical mini-series including Post-Pandemic Order and Frontlines of Democracy. All of GMF’s podcast content, along with audio from select special events, can be found in the Out of Order stream. 

For more information on the German Marshall Fund, visit us at www.gmfus.org

Out of Order is a German Marshall Fund podcast about how our world was, is, and will be ordered. From the way the pandemic is shaping geopolitics; to the dark side of tech for democracy; to the political movements, elections and uprisings changing global governance; the podcast brings together international experts from inside and outside of GMF to help us understand our disordered world. In addition to Out of Order episodes, GMF also produces topical mini-series including Post-Pandemic Order and Frontlines of Democracy. All of GMF’s podcast content, along with audio from select special events, can be found in the Out of Order stream. For more information on the German Marshall Fund, visit us at www.gmfus.org

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