Just over a year ago, the New York Times was calling Angela Merkel “the reluctant leader of the west”. Now Ms Merkel is on her way out as the leader of Germany. Her decision to stand down as chair of the Christian Democratic Union sets up a battle for the leadership of the German centre-right. And although Ms Merkel plans to stay on as chancellor until 2021, the weakness of her governing coalition means that it is also possible she will be out of the top job within months.
就在一年多之前，《纽约时报》(New York Times)还把安格拉•默克尔(Angela Merkel)称为“不愿领头的西方领袖”。而如今，默克尔将会连德国领导人都不是。她决定不寻求连任基督教民主联盟党（CDU，简称：基民盟）主席一职，这将引发一场德国中右翼领导人的争夺战。尽管默克尔计划留任总理职务至2021年，但其执政联盟的弱势意味着，她也有可能在几个月内失去最高领导职位。
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