Angela Merkel ‧ The Fateful Years of a Chancellor

Angela Merkel, Germany's first female chancellor, ended the "Merkel era" in 2021 after 16 years and with it a remarkable rise from "Kohl's girl" to "the most powerful woman in the world". Today their legacy is overshadowed by the climate crisis, Russia and the refugee issue. Two and a half years after her departure, the documentary series sheds light on the key years of her career and chancellorship, including Samira El Ouassil, LeFloid, Marina Weisband and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. The series focuses on the view of the “Merkel Generation” on the chancellorship of the first woman at the head of Germany.

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Created By	Ramona Bergmann Birgit Rasch
Status	Returning Series
Original Name	Angela Merkel - Schicksalsjahre einer Kanzlerin
First Air Date	July 8, 2024
Last Air Date	July 8, 2024
Seasons	1
Episodes	5
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	German
Original Language	German
Production Countries	Germany
Production Companies	ARD LOOKSfilm
Networks	RBB Fernsehen

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Episode 5: Tattoo

Angela Merkel has been in power for a decade and a half and is preparing to withdraw from politics. Here too she is the first: the first to withdraw in an orderly manner. She had already given up the CDU party leadership in 2018. She will not run for the next election. There will be a change of government in 2021. Tattoo: Angela Merkel's term of office ends after 5,860 days, missing the record of her sponsor, the "eternal chancellor" Helmut Kohl, by just ten days. First-time voters can hardly remember a Germany without Angela Merkel. Just a few weeks later, Russia invaded Ukraine. Merkel's fame is quickly crumbling. Germany does not appear to be well prepared for the storms of the times. What remains after 16 years of Chancellor Merkel?

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