Merkel confronts her legacy in long-awaited memoir

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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who served for 16 years, reflects on her childhood, time in office, and her "worry" for the future in her new memoir.

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00:00Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has written her political memoirs.

00:06For many, it is the book of the year.

00:09The 16 years of her chancellorship were characterized by stability.

00:13But in view of the Russian invasion of Ukraine,

00:16critics accuse her of Germany's dependence on Russian gas and a lack of innovation.

00:22Publicist Ursula Weidenfeld has written a biography of Angela Merkel in 2021.

00:29During the interview, she spoke to her about the former chancellor.

00:49Merkel was a pragmatic chancellor, Weidenfeld explains.

00:53Her calm manner sets her apart from the CDU's current candidate for chancellor,

00:58Friedrich Merz, who is considered impulsive.

01:01The workplace culture may return to its more patriarchal state if Merz wins the February elections.

01:31Angela Merkel was not innovative.

01:55She was guided by the wishes of her voters.

01:58Growth, prosperity and no changes,

02:01these are wishes that are still current today, in the face of crises and upheavals.

02:06Perhaps the CDU will use this old-fashioned formula for its election campaign.

02:11Diana Reznik, from Berlin, for euronews.

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