Chancellor Wanted! The 2021 German Chancellor Candidates in Context

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  • Ludger Helms Universität Innsbruck

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15203/ozp.3810.vol50iss2

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Chancellors, chancellor candidates, Germany, leaders, leadership, parties

Abstract

The announced farewell of long-term Chancellor Angela Merkel after the 2021 Bundestag election, and the ongoing turmoil in the German party system, have created a precarious and unprecedented situation. For the first time ever, there have been three non-incumbent chancellor candidates competing for the job and the legacy of a departing incumbent. Some of the recent developments, such as the nomination of the first Green chancellor candidate and the rifts within the CDU/CSU over their candidate, were notable in their own right. This early assessment puts these developments into perspective by relating the events of 2021 to historical precedents and key insights of comparative political research.

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2021-06-30

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