After sixteen years in power and with popularity ratings that many politicians can only dream of, Angela Merkel prepares to step down as chancellor, leaving a great void for Germany, the EU and the world despite a mixed record and legacy. Her successor, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz, will be sworn in by the Bundestag on Wednesday 8th December.

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