The German chancellor has shown how to win and keep power in a man’s world.
- Kati Marton, Author of Alone: The Life and Times of Angela Merkel
- The Atlantic
To the six women currently running in the 2020 presidential race, I offer this advice: Study German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the world’s most successful living politician, on the basis of both achievement and longevity.
Now in her 14th year as chancellor of Europe’s powerhouse, Merkel has upended the rules of the male-dominated German political culture, and transformed her country along the…