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.