Anyone who doubts that Angela Merkel's political star is on the wane need only look to last weekend's dismal Berlin local election results. Anyone who doubts that Mrs. Merkel's dominant political position will be sorely missed in the year ahead has only to consider that Europe will need very strong leadership to avoid a “hard” Brexit, to orchestrate a Greek public debt restructuring, and to bailout the hapless Italian economy if need be.
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