Merkel "retreats": continue to play a residual heat in German politics?

In this international commentary, Uncle Mu came to analyze some of the latest developments of former German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Calling Merkel a former chancellor is not a habit, but it has become a reality. Maybe many German friends are not used to it!

However, Uncle Mu noticed that there is good news - according to a number of German media quoting people close to Merkel, although Merkel has officially stepped down as the German chancellor for 16 years, she is likely not to really retire as she said in the past.

Uncle Mu noticed that Merkel had said in an interview with the German media that after she left the Chancellery, she would rest, study, spend time with her family, and do things that she wanted to do but did not do in the past.

At that time, the German media generally believed that Merkel would truly retire, stay away from political life, and gradually fade out of the public eye.

People close to him said Merkel had applied to the German parliament for nine staff, including 2 office managers, 2 professional assistants, 3 clerks and 2 drivers. They will be employees in a new office in Berlin. This office was prepared for her to continue to focus on the development of political and social development in Germany in the future.

If the application is approved, it means Merkel could in fact become an adviser to the German government.

Uncle Mu believes that if Merkel really retreats and continues to ask about German politics in some way, it will be of great significance to Germany's domestic and foreign affairs, and it also reflects that the Germans as a whole have a very good impression of her.

It can be analyzed from the following two points:

Although Merkel has previously said that she will continue to accept some questions from others to ask her, she will not give any advice in public.

But what is clear is that this does not mean that she will not discuss the policy in private with German officials or some high-level political parties. In other words, Merkel may also use her experience to influence German policy, provided that the German government does need such exchanges.

If the German government does not care about Merkel, of course Merkel's attitude will not enter the policy. The current German chancellor Schultz, who served as second in command and finance minister in Merkel's government, had a good relationship with Merkel, which added weight to the possibility that Merkel was regarded as an adviser.

Thus, in theory, Merkel's experience could indeed make up for some of the policy deficiencies of the new German government.

Uncle Mu noticed an interesting thing, that is, even the novelists who did not ask politics were speculating about what Merkel planned to do in retirement.

For example, this spring, the well-known detective novelist David Safarir's "Miss Merkel" came out, which mentioned Merkel's return to the countryside after retirement, but soon got bored and became interested in investigating a murder.

This reflects the lack of belief that Merkel will really retire completely.

Many have been speculating that Merkel may re-emerge on the EU stage even if she does not appear in German politics. For example, at the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels, or the headquarters of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, people may see Merkel in the future.

Uncle Mu believes that this reflects a kind of "popular desire" of Germans and Europeans towards Merkel, believing that It may be more beneficial for Germany and Europe to continue to exert her residual heat.

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