Three years before the end of his term, the head of the German government found itself in the position of a “lame duck”. She announced that she would no longer fight for the post of chancellor.. The news of the imminent completion of her career has become a sign that the country is in for a big change.. If Merkel managed to maintain some kind of semblance of order in the country and in Europe, now this will be ended. Over the years, Merkel’s leadership has managed to prove herself as a master of applied politics, that is, a person who can turn defeats into victories, writes Die Welt. On all important issues, she skillfully maneuvered between dangerous extremes, waited for the right moment and acted with safety net. However, such tactical tricks are not yet a strategy.. Besides, lately, the wait-and-see tactics stopped working.. Usually, individual decisions were not taken under Merkel..

However, there were exceptions to this rule.. The most serious consequences were taken by the course chosen by the Chancellor in migration policy.

Statements on open borders, readiness to assist refugees, on the abolition of control led to the fact that the country was drowning in refugee flows. The German culture of hospitality has been confronted with a real migration of peoples, which caused panic, confusion, fear, suffering, alienation and a sense of threat.. All this allowed the right-wing opposition to rise. Yesterday’s political marginals supported citizens' desire for security and quickly began to score points.. Responsibility for this lies on Merkel. Naturally, the head of government tried to turn this unpleasant situation for the better.. But the wait-and-see tactics and lack of decisive action led to things that got worse.. Public confidence in the current government was finally lost. It is unlikely that Merkel will be able to create a reliable bridge leading to the end of his legal term on a high note, the German edition believes. Another weak point of Merkel was the heightened contradictions between the party elite and the government apparatus.. Stability is under threat. When one center of power is in the hands of the chairman of the ruling party, and the other is concentrated in the office of the Chancellor, these forces begin to collide and counteract each other.. Voters from this move to the opposition camp, and the neighboring states are amazed at how little is needed to make a large country almost uncontrollable..