World Review from the New Statesman

German election: who will replace Angela Merkel?

In September, Germany will elect a new Chancellor to succeed Angela Merkel after her 16 years in power. In this episode, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC discuss the state of German politics as the parties prepare for a summer of campaigning ahead of the German general election. To submit a question for 'You Ask Us', please email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk Subscribing to the New Statesman helps us keep producing this podcast. You can now subscribe for 12 weeks for just £12. Visit <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/subscribe12" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/subscribe12</a> Find us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/JeremyCliffe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@jeremycliffe</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/idvck" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@idvck</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/emilyctamkin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@emilyctamkin</a>. More audio from the New Statesman: listen to our twice-weekly UK politics podcast <a href="https://play.acast.com/s/newstatesman/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The New Statesman podcast</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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