In parting, the Chancellor reveals a few more secrets …
Since November 22, 2005 Angela Merkel (67) Germany rules as Federal Chancellor. For 16 years. And worn countless blazers – from bright orange to stylish blue. No piece of clothing represents the style of the Chancellor like her blazer.
Now she says: Yes, sometimes she also associated a political message with the color choice of her clothes. And she reveals what happens to her worn blazers.
“They come in the used clothing collection,” said Merkel in an interview with the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”. “Regularly.” Pragmatism instead of nostalgia.
Merkel on her departure: “I am flexible”
She doesn’t yet know exactly what she wants to do on the day that she no longer drives to the Chancellery. Sleep in, yes. “But I don’t think that you can sleep through the next day,” said Merkel.
It is also not yet clear when that day will come – that depends on how long the coalition negotiations last. But Merkel is relaxed: “The farewell now has a time frame due to the start of the coalition talks, and I am flexible.”
Merkel: “I can sleep peacefully”
It is very likely that the coming federal government will not be CDU-led for the first time in 16 years. “There will be political differences, that goes without saying,” said Merkel in an interview with SZ. “But I can sleep peacefully.”
She has not yet considered who will paint the picture of her in the ancestral gallery of the Chancellery. “The picture will be there,” said Merkel. “But I haven’t made a decision yet. I learned that there were chancellors who took several years to do that. “
And even if Merkel has no concrete plans for the time after the chancellorship: Her husband doesn’t have to fear that she will soon just be sitting around at home. Merkel has “never distinguished herself by just sitting around at home”.
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