come with me on a journey through merkel�*s germany.re the country she's shaped and the country she leaves behind. germany today, one of the world's economic giants. this is the land that makes cars, chemicals — even a covid vaccine. angela merkel�*s predecessors must take credit for some of this wealth, but under her leadership, the country has prospered. good times for the kettererfamily, who have been brewing beer since 1877. germany's best—loved export has never gone out of fashion. anke is the next in a long line of ketterers who have taken on the family firm. husband philip shares her passion for beer and took the ketterer surname when they married. germany is a rich country. its wealth depends on family businesses just like this one — the so—called mittelstand. and the world is changing, fast. german companies are trying to keep up. earlier this summer. angela merkel�*s last months in office dominated by the worst floods in living memory. the woman once hailed as the �*climate chancellor�* under pressure to do more to mitigate th

they minority, are still furious with an-ela merkel. they point with angela merkel. attacks. to migrate crime, terror attacke— to migrate crime, terror attacks. �* . ., attacks. are far right anti- mi . rant attacks. are far right anti- migrant party _ attacks. are far right anti- migrant party now - attacks. are far right anti- migrant party now sits - attacks. are far right anti- migrant party now sits in l attacks. are far right anti- i migrant party now sits in the national parliament, fuelled by lingering resentment which is particularly strong in places like gorlitz in the former communist east. this is one of germany's most readable cities. you might even recognise parts of it is often used sometimes even by hollywood as a back drop for historical drama. but behind the facade, this place and many others like it in the former east, have a serious problem. when the iron curtain fell, people here were promised blooming landscapes. 30 years on, opportunities are still fewer, salaries and pensions are lower than the rest of the country. it is still hard to convince

merkel had, to some extent, an added value.thing people don�*t know, because after angela merkel, they will be no other german chancellor not being pro—european. everyone knew that germany was the biggest amongst member states and that the german economy was, to some extent, predominant. she never said, contrary to others coming from bigger member states, she never said "i�*m telling you as the german chancellor, that. she never gave inside the european union the impression to others that she was the big boss on board. so she was not the queen, but she�*s a nice princess. is the eu better place for having had angela merkel as part of it? i think so. europe is a better place to be after having had her as a german chancellor. perhaps angela merkel�*s greatest struggle came at the very end of her chancellorship. germany, like every other country in the world, learning now to live with covid. after one—and—a—half years, gemany�*s artists are getting back on their feet. was the corona crisis one of those rare times when people got t

merkel's record. has been running with angela merkel's famous hand gesture. there is a sense that in order to win, you need to copy angela merkel, which means you will stand for stability, you will try to convince thelectorate they do not need to worry about anything, all will be ok. germany can continue on as this large switzerland in the world, as it has. it seems to be working out for schultz. you can see the dramatic rise he has had in the polls over the last eight weeks. it is extraordinary by any standards. it is less about the party and more about him. >> when i covered the last election, immigration is the latest centrist issue. now, it is climate change. people need to decide what they think about radical polics. >> from a public perspective, in my look at the survey results, asking the public about different opinion, we see migration is the most important topic. we do not have data from this year, climate change comes next. these are the biggest issues. migration has not been covered a lot.

merkel had, to some extent, an added value.of the word — a european feeling. she has, as a legacy, something people don't know, because after angela merkel, they will be no other german chancellor not being pro—european. everyone knew that germany was the biggest amongst member states and that the german economy was, to some extent, predominant. she never said, contrary to others coming from bigger member states, she never said "i'm telling you as the german chancellor, that..." she never gave inside the european union the impression to others that she was the big boss on board. she never did that. so, she was not the queen, but she's a nice princess. is the eu better place for having had angela merkel as part of it? i think so. europe is a better place to be after having had her as a german chancellor. perhaps angela merkel�*s greatest struggle came at the very end of her chancellorship. germany, like every other country in the world, learning now to live with covid. after one—and—a—half years, gemany�*s artists are getting ba

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>> indeed, angela merkel is unique. and she not only was first woman leading the country for such a long time, leading it at all, but she also is the first leader from east germany who immediately sort of adopted to the western system, who was brought into the kohl government of the '90s. she brought some traits which were extremely helpful in though tumultuous years. she's a daughter of a pastor. she grew up behind the iron curtain, pastoral household, being guarded by the stasi, by the secret police, having to stay quiet, having to be very cautious in what she does and what she talks to. and these kind of very branding experiences, which she -- half of her life was spent behind the iron curtain, this is what she carried en ion in the chancellorship. she led the country with a calm and steady hand and people didn't have the impression she was deterred, she was extremely, extremely reliable. >> great to get all your insight. so much about her and about the era she leaves behind, live from munich. thanks so much. >> than

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merkel is going to be strongly missed, i think so. i will miss merkel very much. because? yes. i think it will be very hard . for any candidate who comes next or the next chancellor. like, to fulfil this role - because there will always be those comparisons to merkel. and at eu hq in brussels, there'll also be a big merkel—sized hole. 0n the global landscape, i mean it really matters and you know i think merkel was a very, very well respected leader so everybody is looking at who is going to follow in her footsteps. of course, there's the potential for germany to take a dramatic new direction after 16 years of angular angela merkel and that would be felt here and abroad. this is the eu's most influential country. but in the end, most germans are stability hungry and so the calls for radical change, while loud, are limited. what we're probably looking at here is change but with a small c. this is the frontrunner to replace angela merkel, a centrist social democrat, currently germany's finance minister, seen as a safe pair of hands. his closest rival is a europhile conservat

the merkel era is ending. with it, a politician is leaving the international stage who preferred to negotiate rather than argue with political opponents and who favored cooperation over confrontation. phil: let's have a look at angela merkel with the u.s. ambassador to germany between 1996 and 1997, spent most of his diplomatic career here in germany. gela merkel has always closely controlled her image, giving only glimpses of her personality. how didou find her as a person? >> perfectly clear and politically confident, tactically brilliant, and yet humble. dual sites she has, but th really work for different purposes. she deserves probably the moniker of being the leader. she was always standing there trying to solve problems, and she was very effective at doing that. >> she has been called an icon on the internation stage and won also serve accolades -- won all sorts of accolades. not so much here in germany. why is her domestic profile so different from how she is viewed internationall >> she is actually vi

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merkel bashing of liberals' ideas.t does it mean about the way germany is going to fit into this shifting and divided europe and divided world? >> well, we have gone from europe to power house economically. if you look at foreign policy, germany is basically still absent without leave. and angela merkel has refused to position germany in a way that would match our economic strengths. she has never been a true leader when it came to the big foreign policy debate. interestingly we had the debates over the past week i have seen, you would know from an american presidential race and foreign policy questions were completely - it felt that all the candidates were quite comfo comfortable. there was not really one over the past years. >> that's fascinating. you talk about germans divided over the issues. these are real hot button issues. what's the turn out like? how invigorated and connected are germans to actually to go out and vote. that tells you the enthusiasm labels tell you a lot as well. >> i think we have been living

merkel's block mean for europe?: it depends what happens inerms of the coalition after the election. if schulz, the spd candidate becomes chancellor, he is very much in the merkel mold. i don't think we would see a huge difference there. you might see in terms of access he exerts on certain issues. you might see some differences. these are people who wt the status quo, stand for stability, campaigning on stability. schultz has been going around germany saying he is the true heir to merkel. i don't think we are going to see any sort of radical shift in germany if either candidate wins. nancy: after 16 years in office, this does feel for observers like a landmark ection. what is the public mood? is there excitement around this election? tthew: there is not as much excitement as you might expect ahead of such a momentous election. i was listening to the german public radio this morning, the main morning program. they were discussing dante. i think that suggests there is a bit of fatigue with the campaign. i think a lot

looks back at the merkel era. after almost 16 years in charge, the time has come for angle merkel to step down as german chancellor. drawing the curtain on a political korea of over 3 decades. coming to office in 2005. she's the 3rd longest serving german chancellor of old time, only her mentor helmet co held a position longer in postwar germany angler. myrtle has achieved something that most politicians haven't at their time of leaving office. she has remained popular with a large chunk of the voters. no small achievement. when you look at the challenges she's had to face me, germany, whether the financial storm that began with the collapse of layman brothers back in 2008 better than most countries. a 480000000000, euro bailout for the banks and managing to keep on employment figures from spiking to high, sor, i'm the local, reelected in 2009. then came the collapse of grief and the fear that could never pay any of it to push the single currency close to the brink and a tidal wave of criticism crushing down a mir

some people said anuela angela merkel. some people said angela merkel— angela merkel.l, social model. it is very exciting. there will be lots of --eole is very exciting. there will be lots of people watching i is very exciting. there will be lots of people watching who i is very exciting. there will be lots of people watching who don't i is very exciting. there will be lots i of people watching who don't follow german politics, but he seems to be a centralfigure, the leader of the free market led liberals. they will get 11 or i2%, but in the context of boarding coalitions, crucial. it looks like the kingmakers will be has a pro— democrat, pro—business, and the green party. she had the chance to go into government at the last election in 2017, but walked out of those talks, causing great uproar here in the burden. that likely like he was joining angela merkel, then he is gone for another attempt, and this time he is very determined. we know he wants to be finance minister. the german finance ministry is the most powerful department other than the chancellor itself, and

merkel is going to be strongly missed, i think so. i will miss merkel very much. because?didate who comes next - or the next chancellor. like, to fulfil this role _ because there will always be those comparisons to merkel. and at eu hq in brussels, there'll also be a big merkel—sized hole. 0n the global landscape, i mean it really matters and you know i think merkel was a very, very well respected leader so everybody is looking at who is going to follow in her footsteps? of course, there's the potential for germany to take a dramatic new direction after 16 years of angular angela merkel and that would be felt here and abroad. this is the eu's most influential country. but in the end, most germans are stability hungry and so the calls for radical change, while loud, are limited. what we're probably looking at here is change but with a small c. this is the frontrunner to replace angela merkel, a centrist social democrat, currently germany's finance minister, seen as a safe pair of hands. his closest rival is a europhile conservative from angela merkel�*s cdu party. and the g

angela merkel is a towering figure in german politics.e influencing the closing days of the campaign? reporter: she is influencing everything to do with this campaign. i will illustrate that with a broad point and a specific point. the broad point is that angela merkel has so shaped german polics that really everything within the political sphere is to some degree in her style. one commentator earer saying she's taken the politics out of politics. she has made everything so calm and within the context of her way of doing things. whate are seeing now is her party saying to itself, what are we now that angela merkel is gone? everyone is trying to work out who they are in german politics without angela merkel there. this specific point is that germans like angela merkel. they're not calling for her to go, they like her calm and stable approach. the opponents are both saying to voters, we are quite like angela merkel. we can be calm and restrained. they are saying to voters, we will give you more of what angela merkel gave you. laura: interes

angela merkel is gone, she was an experienced states woman.he led a strong chancellor's office in germany. she also was not particularly interested in foreign policy. she was not always merkel. a big part of why germany is so powerful is structural. that is going to be remaining the same. if we look to foreign policy programs, in general, there is not so much disagreement on the big points. the front runner parties agree on germany as an inclusive power. there are nuances and those could have important implications on spending priorities, investments, and partners. we look at the policy challenges which are to charter european course on china and russia and investing in its relationship with the u.s.. we can see some differences when we look at the different pollutions. -- coalitions. >> looking at germany and its position within nato and the 2% spending goal. of gdp. you think germany's attitude towards that is going to change? >> it is a complex attitude to begin with. the next government will have to make decisions about the value of the mi

who will reprice chancellor anglo merkel. she leaves office after 16 years in power the what on thursday candidates did whole their final debate, but at a rally, shortly before that event, merkle was actually dude for backing one of the candidates, almon rochette as her successor. meanwhile, germans have germans have found some pretty creative ways to stay good bye to the chancellor with a tool you make a here even producing 500 special edition teddy bears in her image. it features merkel is trademark bob there and her signature, diamond shape and gesture. and then in the capital berlin to people gather to pay a colorful portraits of the going leader will merkel korea has been full of ups and downs. she's tackled a raft of major problems from the pandemic to being spied on by her u. s. allies. peter oliver looks back at the merc lira. after almost 16 years in charge, the time has come for angle merkel to step down as german chancellor. drawing the curtain on a political korea of over 3 decades, coming to office in 2005. she's

i called schmidt and merkel. it's strange when you're 54 and you've only had 3 chancellor, and i think she did a lot of good things for the country and also made a lot of strange decisions with c. d. you is not my party was but i think she can happily retire. i will miss mrs. mccullough because i'm not satisfied with the current candidates. i would have preferred her. i think mrs. miracle has done a good job. very charismatic. she's accepted everywhere in the world. not to see the new boat or how you can admire the woman too long, too long. mrs. merkel should have gone 4 years ago now. she has lost her way. she did a lot of good in the 12 years before, but now you can see that she's out of steam. okay, get a prize if you remember this, his, her, the election process will work over the weekend. todd complicated voters don't directly choose a chancellor. they've got 2 votes to decide the next parliament. the 1st ballot is for a candidate in the constituency, and there are $22299.00 constituencies across the country

mrs. merkel should have gone 4 years ago now. she has lost her way. she did a lot of good in the 12 years before, but now you can see that she's out of steam. or here's how the election process is going to work over the weekend. voters don't directly choose the chancellor. well, they have is 2 votes to decide the next parliament. the 1st ballot is for candidates in that constituency, and there are $299.00 constituencies across germany. the 2nd ballot that they get is for a political party of $47.00 of them running facies father only party, secure, more than 5 percent of the nationwide can enter the bonus tag. as we mentioned, to favorite to take over the chance to ship it on and lashes. medical successor is party chief of the christine democrats. as to where he stands. he's a defender of medical immigration policies which have tightened on site rules in recent years. and he wants germany to maintain a strong and independent foreign policy, but he has also suffered a number of gaps during his pre election campaign. a cd you party member max also told u

i'm not a political ally of angela merkel.n my tweet i am proud to be european because of angela merkel. she said, "let them in." she let one million people in. but immediately, her pragmatism kicks in. conservative party was about to eat her alive, to put it blunt -- not too bluntly, i hope. within two weeks, she reversed course. so that initial response shows the woman is probably -- but within two wks, she spoke to mr. again -- erdogan. effectively, the european union, angela merkel's guidance, bribed with a few billion euros that president of turkey, the turkish government, to allow the european union to violate international law -- not to allow refugees. refugees on these ramshackle boats that end up on lesbos, the greek islands, don't have the right to seek asylum because merkel and erdogan agreed use ago, with the approval of my formal conrad after i resigned, the french, italians, so forth, agreedurkey is a safe country and therefore, no refugees from syria, afghanistan, from wherever has the right to file an applicati

angela merkel's legacy.— current projections with angela merkel's legacy.oss atkins in berlin- for _ merkel's legacy. ross atkins in berlin. for the _ merkel's legacy. ross atkins in berlin. for the latest _ berlin. for the latest projections, go to our website. once the election stops, the negotiations for coalition begin in earnest. you go to our website. let's take a look at some of the other stories in the headlines today. voters in switzerland have given a resounding yes to a proposal to allow same—sex marriage. 64% voted for the change will give these couples the same rights as married women and men. they... both men had previously declared their innocence. the claims from beijing were based on canada's imprisonment of the hallway executive. the taliban have banned hairdressers in helmand province from shaving beards. they say it violates islamic law. anyone violating the rule will be punished. some barbers in the capital kabul have said they also received similar orders. it has been more than a month since the tele— menses control of taliban on the a

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mrs. merkel should have gone 4 years ago now. she has lost her way. she did a lot of good in the 12 years before, but now you can see that she's out of steam proven. you can please everyone all the time. well, here's how the election process will work out. big complicated voters don't directly choose a chancellor. they have 2 votes to decide the next parliament. the 1st ballot sees for a candidates in the constituency, and there are 20909 constituencies across the country. the 2nd ballad is for a political party and there are $47.00 of them running to seats, but only parties with more than 5 percent of the vote nationwide could answer the board described. as we mentioned, a favor to take over the chancellor ship, his arm in la shed, merkel successor as head of the christian democrats. he defends medical's immigration policy which have tightened asylum rules in recent years. are the ones certainly to maintain a strong and independent foreign policy, but all of us said he's suffered a number of gaps. who during his recent pre election campaign, i can te

merkel come along of the medical era she _ merkel come along of the medical era she is— merkel come alongs absolutely. mr era. she is staying right where she has absolutely.— era. she is staying right where she has absolutely. mr bradley is a step back and look— has absolutely. mr bradley is a step back and look at _ has absolutely. mr bradley is a step back and look at this, _ has absolutely. mr bradley is a step back and look at this, what - has absolutely. mr bradley is a step back and look at this, what have - back and look at this, what have we learned about germany? about germans, about what kind of country they would like after angela merkel? i think what we are learning is that they are _ i think what we are learning is that they are like everybody else in the air. they are like everybody else in the air it's no — they are like everybody else in the air. it's no longer the case where my family— air. it's no longer the case where my family always voted cdu or social democrats. — my family always voted cdu or social democrats, people want to be persuaded by candidates. it used to be

i would've loved to have kept angela merkel. _ course. i would've loved to have kept angela merkel.e loved to have kept angela merkel. i don't - course. i would've loved to have kept angela merkel. i don't see| course. i would've loved to have i kept angela merkel. i don't see her strength in any of the candidates. yes but angela merkel is not the popular— yes but angela merkel is not the popular the beginning either, yes but angela merkel is not the popularthe beginning either, so yes but angela merkel is not the popular the beginning either, so we should _ popular the beginning either, so we should give these people a chance. germany— should give these people a chance. germany is — should give these people a chance. germany is on the threshold of a new political era, but it might take some time. whoever comes out on top left to form a coalition government and many combinations are technically possible, but politically tricky to negotiate. that means it can be weeks, if not months before this country gets a new government and angela merkel steps aside for a new german chancellor. w

angela merkel's legacy is a complicated - merkel's legacy is a complicated one.cended specific policies. she has brought a style of leadership which has seen some germans almost outsourced politics to her, they have trusted her so much to lead germany they may have disengaged slightly with one policy or another. at the moment we are seeing a transition away from that style of politics into something perhaps a bit more familiar to european countries. as for her legacy, it is not ideal if you finish 16 years as chancellor and your party records the worst result in a german election in many, many years. however, i think that when people look at this particular result, they are not necessarily going to connected directly to the pros and cons of angela merkel's leadership, they are going to say, let's look at german politics now, let's look at armin laschet, the current candidate of the cdu. i do nothing we should commit to directly.— commit to directly. fascinating stuff from _ commit to directly. fascinating stuff from ros _ commit to directly. fascinating stuff fro

armin laschet, whjo representatives angela merkel�*s —— armin laschet, who representatives angela merkelowed the gap, perhaps because the outgoing chancellor, who had vowed to avoid the election campaign, has been at his side in recent days. "the future government," she said today, "must provide wealth, security and peace — that is what we stand for". germany's green party, under annalena baerbock, will most likely take third place. they had hoped for better and climate change is a big election issue here, but they could still end up in a coalition with the winner. as if all of that weren't competition enough, the berlin marathon is scheduled as german voters go to the polls. we met tom and dana as they familiarised themselves with the course. translation: i would've loved to have kept angela merkel. . i do not see her strength in any of the candidates. translation: yes, but angela merkel was not that popular - at the beginning, either, so we should give these people a chance. germany is on the threshold of a new political era, but it may take some time. whoever comes out on top will hav

mrs. merkel should have gone 4 years ago. now she has lost her way. she did a lot of good in the 12 years before, but now you can see that she's out of steam. ok, well here's how the election process for work over the weekend. tad complicated, so put some graphics on it, voters doug directly choose a chance live, but they've got 2 votes to decide the next parliament. the 1st ballot is for a candidate in their constituency. there are $299.00 constituencies across the country. the 2nd ballot is for a political party and the $47.00 of them running to see. but only part he says more than 5 percent of the boat nationwide can enter the end of the day. no one front runner, another for the chancellor ship, his ola sholtes, who's currently the finance minister. he's a member of the social democrats who formed part of the ruling coalition at the moment and raising the minimum wage is one of his election pledges. although he's been tainted by the fraud scandal surrounding the financial, multinational why a cod something that happened on his watch. we discussed h

she thinks merkel was right.d sweden tried to start a grown up conversation, you know, with other european states and other european states were not willing to step up to the plate. malcom: the influx caused a backlash at home, and as peter neuman explains, led to a resurgence of the far right in east germany. peter: significant parts of the electorate didn't like this at all, and especially the east, where she is coming from, was very aggrieved about it and still holds it against her. i think that is the point where she lost the former east germany. malcom: since merkel opened the borders in 2015, european right wingers like french presidential candidate marine le pen have secured a stronger footing with their anti immigration rhetoric. >> all the migrants who did not stay in germany went off amusing themselves in other european countries without asking for our permission. those who didn't remain in germany went to sweden, italy, france, weighing heavily on our finances, and creating conditions for conflict. mal

they feared alienating voters who missed chancellor merkel.e is with a conservative candidate. hers is a tough act to follow, at home and at the world stage. she worked with four u.s. presidents and her reputation took a wild to build. it cannot be one -- won overnight in an election. >>merkel is a very well respected leader and everyone is looking to who will follow in her footsteps. >>it might be a long wait. sunday's election is only a start. the merkel you're a is almost over, but not quite. >>one more note from germany's campaign trail. the outgoing chancellor went to a birds do today. she posed with some of the colorful creatures. this is not the image we are used to seeing. at one point and australian rainbow laura keat pecked at her . we might see more this after she leaves office. the pandemic has been difficult for so many people. for hospital staff is been stressful. >>meet pepe giving a lick of love to this children's hospital inhile. lifting the spirits of staff and patients. >>when one enters the hospital with dogs everyone greet

translation: i would've loved to have kept angela merkel. .rength in any of the candidates. translation: yes, but angela merkel is not. the popular at the beginning either, so we should give these people a chance stop germany is on the threshold of a new political era, but it may take some time. whoever comes out on top left to form a coalition government and many combinations are technically possible but politically tricky to negotiate. that means it could be weeks, if not months before this country gets a new government and angela merkel steps aside for a new german chancellor. will be bringing you live results and analysis in our german election news special and you canjoin us in berlin from 1530 hrs gmt as germans go to the polls to decide who is going to succeed merkel. a suicide car bombing killed at least eight people which have been near the presidential palace. the islamist movement al—shabaab said they carried out the attack, it's latest in government controlled areas. the car bomb exploded near a busy checkpoint near the presidentia

translation: i would've loved to have kept angela merkel. .n any of the candidates. translation: yes, but angela merkel is not the popular- at the beginning either, so we should give these people a chance. germany is on the threshold of a new political era, but it may take some time. whoever comes out on top left to form a coalition government and many combinations are technically possible but politically tricky to negotiate. that means it could be weeks, if not months before this country gets a new government and angela merkel steps aside for a new german chancellor. we will be bringing the life results and analysis and our german elections news special on sunday. you canjoin roz adkins and his guests in berlin from 1530 hrs gmt as germans vote to decide who will succeed angela merkel. icelanders have also been voting in election that could see a record number of parties enter parliament. the new government is also likely to be a coalition, but analysts say that fracturing of ice on�*s political landscape could lead to lengthy talks on formin

consider to be the most powerful woman in the woman, angela merkel.losed in a vote too close to call on her successor will be. cnn's fred flighten is at election headquarters in berlin. fred? >> reporter: hi there, fredericka. one of the sad things for angela merkel tonight is her designated successor from her party has not managed to win yet enough votes to be able to form a governing coalition here in germany and her partiy lot in the polls so far, whether or not they have have enough votes to come out and top. of course, this day for them germans is the final days in office of aamericaale. we were able to see her in the past couple of days to see what she was doing. >> back to the root for one of germany's longest serving chancellors. angela merkel planneding had a lipidon tree in tempe, the east german town she grew up about. >> i come from here. my roots are here, and they will always be here. >> angela merkel still calls this place her home. it was here that she set out decades ago and eventually became one of the most powerful women in the worl

mrs. merkel should have gone 4 years ago now. she has lost her way. she did a lot of good in the 12 years before, but now you can see that she's out of the me. just help you make sense of the numbers when i start coming into the end of sunday. here's how the election process will work over the weekend. voters don't directly choose the chancellor. instead they get 2 votes to decide the next parliament. the 1st pallet is for candidates in the constituency, and there are 20909 constituencies across germany. the 2nd ballot is for a political party, and there are a $47.00 of them running for seats this time. but only parties with more than 5 percent of the vote nationwide can then enter the bundle talk. one of the candidates for the chancellor ship is adelina bab, box the green poppy co leader since 2018. she's now spoken opponent of the know stream to pipeline designed to pump gas directly from russia into the out of europe, but by a box being criticized for lacking top level experience. i was even accused of plagiarism. in her latest book, cd party membe