Angela Merkel
Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkelis a German stateswoman and former research scientist. Merkel has been the Chancellor of Germany since 2005, and the leader of the Christian Democratic Unionsince 2000...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth17 July 1954
CityHamburg, Germany
CountryGermany
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Of course we hoped for a better result, ... we're the strongest political power in the country.
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In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.
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Never before in my political life have I been taken so seriously as woman as in the past few months. ... In return, I have publicly recognized my feminine identity to an unusual measure.
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We still need to push back that moment where I'd say I'm happy, ... But I'm very satisfied.
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We stand by the constitution. The pause for reflection is not an excuse for putting it aside,
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I have just explained my idea of how a constructive period of reflection, one that would send a clear message to the citizens of Europe: You should now what our priorities are. For Germany this means: Unemployment is one of one of our biggest problems.
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I will take up talks with all parties, save the Left Party.
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It is not just meeting the ... criteria - this is a question of justice for the future, ... For me it is a question of destiny.
We have to make this work, for our own sake, as well as for the country,
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We know that we are asking things of people in this country with this accord, ... We want to carry out an honest analysis ... and draw the conclusions in order to do something for this country.
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The capacity of the European Union to integrate would be overstretched if Turkey were offered full membership. We want friendly relations with Turkey but, mainly, we want honest relations.
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The campaign is over and now the point is to form a stable government. We, the Christian Democratic alliance (CDU/CSU), have been given the mandate as strongest parties,
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does have a clear mandate to govern this country.
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We will shape it -- and I have told the Turkish foreign minister this -- in a way that is mutually beneficial to our countries and the European Union,