Angela Merkel’s own party has questioned her suitability for Germany’s highest order of merit ahead of a ceremony in her honour on Monday evening.
Carsten Linnemann, deputy leader of the Christian Democrats, accused the party’s long-time former leader of “grievous errors” when asked about the honour.
“It is for the German president to decide,” Mr Lindemann told a local broadcaster. “Naturally, she served the country well, but mistakes were made.”
Listing Ms Merkel’s decision to shut down nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster and her open-door refugee policy, Mr Linnemann said “grievous mistakes were made”.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German president, will bestow the Großkreuz in besonderer Ausführung on the former Chancellor on Monday evening, making her only the third recipient of the award.
Previously, Germany’s first post-war chancellor Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl, both of whom were members of the Christian Democrats, have been honoured.
Since Ms Merkel left power 18 months ago, the new party leadership have sought to distance themselves from her legacy and move the party to a more conservative position.
That suspicion appears to be mutual. Ms Merkel has invited 20 guests to the intimate event at the presidential palace, but Friedrich Merz, the new Christian Democratic leader, isn’t among them.
Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, will attend, as will several close confidants from her 16 years in power.
Angela Merkel talking to European news agencies states that she has no regrets over her relations with Vladimir Putin during her time as a politician “I knew his line of thought but did not want to provoke him on delicate matters, he would have perceived it as a declaration of war” mentioning the 2008 NATO membership talks for Ukraine.”
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What did she achieve? Could someone please explain me like I’m 5?
There’s plenty to criticize Merkel for, but it’s also very telling that Linnemann is criticizing her for letting immigrants into Germany.
Also, the Telegraph is a shitty right-wing rag.
She thought she would be remembered like Kohl or Adenauer, instead she will be remembered as Chamberlain
In hindsight we are all geniuses. But in hindsight I can say that the person who acted like a rag doll in front of Putin while systematically transforming Germany in a energy slave of a dictator and making the country to act like a secondary player when it was the biggest success story of European economics… would not qualify her for the top honour. Should I add her strategy in immigration to the mix, maybe some other time.
she deserves a ticket to eastern front, not a medal
Merz Copium
From the Torygraph asking a Christian Conservative who didn’t approve of her refugee or nuclear policies and leaving out that above all else she was pragmatic to the core during her time in office.
You have to be careful talking about German Jesus and her nuclear policies.
Asking piranhas if it’s ok to eat other fish
She still hasn’t made her barefoot trip to Canossa to ask to be excused. She is only able to kowtow to Xi Jinping but not to the Germans. She is totally inline with her Godfather in crime Helmut Kohl.
The most disgusting politician of Europe from Ukrainian point of view .
No legacy , no respect .
The most subservient lackey the “Wirtschaft” ever had. Her entire career consisted of the immediate and flawless execution of the wishes of the “Wirtschaft”.
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**From The Telegraph:**
Angela Merkel’s own party has questioned her suitability for Germany’s highest order of merit ahead of a ceremony in her honour on Monday evening.
Carsten Linnemann, deputy leader of the Christian Democrats, accused the party’s long-time former leader of “grievous errors” when asked about the honour.
“It is for the German president to decide,” Mr Lindemann told a local broadcaster. “Naturally, she served the country well, but mistakes were made.”
Listing Ms Merkel’s decision to shut down nuclear power after the Fukushima disaster and her open-door refugee policy, Mr Linnemann said “grievous mistakes were made”.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the German president, will bestow the Großkreuz in besonderer Ausführung on the former Chancellor on Monday evening, making her only the third recipient of the award.
Previously, Germany’s first post-war chancellor Konrad Adenauer and Helmut Kohl, both of whom were members of the Christian Democrats, have been honoured.
Since Ms Merkel left power 18 months ago, the new party leadership have sought to distance themselves from her legacy and move the party to a more conservative position.
That suspicion appears to be mutual. Ms Merkel has invited 20 guests to the intimate event at the presidential palace, but Friedrich Merz, the new Christian Democratic leader, isn’t among them.
Olaf Scholz, the German Chancellor, will attend, as will several close confidants from her 16 years in power.
**Read more here:** https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/04/17/germany-angela-merkel-party-question-suitability-top-honour/
June 2022:
Angela Merkel talking to European news agencies states that she has no regrets over her relations with Vladimir Putin during her time as a politician “I knew his line of thought but did not want to provoke him on delicate matters, he would have perceived it as a declaration of war” mentioning the 2008 NATO membership talks for Ukraine.”
[removed]
What did she achieve? Could someone please explain me like I’m 5?
There’s plenty to criticize Merkel for, but it’s also very telling that Linnemann is criticizing her for letting immigrants into Germany.
Also, the Telegraph is a shitty right-wing rag.
She thought she would be remembered like Kohl or Adenauer, instead she will be remembered as Chamberlain
In hindsight we are all geniuses. But in hindsight I can say that the person who acted like a rag doll in front of Putin while systematically transforming Germany in a energy slave of a dictator and making the country to act like a secondary player when it was the biggest success story of European economics… would not qualify her for the top honour. Should I add her strategy in immigration to the mix, maybe some other time.
she deserves a ticket to eastern front, not a medal
Merz Copium
From the Torygraph asking a Christian Conservative who didn’t approve of her refugee or nuclear policies and leaving out that above all else she was pragmatic to the core during her time in office.
You have to be careful talking about German Jesus and her nuclear policies.
Asking piranhas if it’s ok to eat other fish
She still hasn’t made her barefoot trip to Canossa to ask to be excused. She is only able to kowtow to Xi Jinping but not to the Germans. She is totally inline with her Godfather in crime Helmut Kohl.
The most disgusting politician of Europe from Ukrainian point of view .
No legacy , no respect .
The most subservient lackey the “Wirtschaft” ever had. Her entire career consisted of the immediate and flawless execution of the wishes of the “Wirtschaft”.