Angela Merkel.

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Angela Dorothea Merkel, German: [aŋˈɡeːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl̩] ( listen); née Kasner (born 17 July 1954) is the Ch

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$German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks to Environment Minister Peter Altmaier before a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, in this November 28, 2012 file picture. German Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed Altmaier for his charm and political skill as marshal of her vision of a \'green revolution\' in Europe\'s biggest power market. A year on, Altmaier finds himself spurned by many environmentalists, disdained by industry and viewed cooly by a public wary of the costs. Now, the chancellor herself seems to be turning her back on him, an increasingly isolated figure, as September 2013 polls near. Altmaier, who had impressed Merkel in quashing turmoil in her conservative party over euro zone bailouts, has become a lightning rod for dissatisfaction over the costs of an energy policy long central to her domestic agenda. To match story GERMANY-ENERGY/ELECTION.$

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$Germany\'s Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, is welcomed by Chief Rabbi of Brussels Albert Guigui at the Great Synagogue of Europe, in Brussels, Wednesday May 22, 2013. Merkel received the Lord Jakobovits Prize for European Jewry. The Award is named in honour and memory of Lord Immanuel Jakobovits, a former President of the Conference of European Rabbis and Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth.$

$German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and French President Francois Hollande walk away after a group photo was taken during an EU summit in Brussels on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Leaders from the 27 European Union countries gather in Brussels for one of their regular European Council sessions. On the agenda is the increasingly controversial subject of tax evasion. Countries such as Austria and Luxembourg which have lucrative, and somewhat opaque, banking systems have begun to fight back against efforts to improve the transparency of the EU\'s financial system.$

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) talks to Environment Minister Peter Altmaier before a cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, in this November 28, 2012 file picture. German Chancellor Angela Merkel appointed Altmaier for his charm and political skill as marshal of her vision of a 'green revolution' in Europe's biggest power market. A year on, Altmaier finds himself spurned by many environmentalists, disdained by industry and viewed cooly by a public wary of the costs. Now, the chancellor herself seems to be turning her back on him, an increasingly isolated figure, as September 2013 polls near. Altmaier, who had impressed Merkel in quashing turmoil in her conservative party over euro zone bailouts, has become a lightning rod for dissatisfaction over the costs of an energy policy long central to her domestic agenda. To match story GERMANY-ENERGY/ELECTION.

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, is welcomed by Chief Rabbi of Brussels Albert Guigui at the Great Synagogue of Europe, in Brussels, Wednesday May 22, 2013. Merkel received the Lord Jakobovits Prize for European Jewry. The Award is named in honour and memory of Lord Immanuel Jakobovits, a former President of the Conference of European Rabbis and Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R), Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis (L), Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte chat prior to a roundtable meeting at the EU headquarters on May 22, 2013 in Brussels, during European Union leaders summit.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (R) and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika address a press conference at the chancellery in Berlin December 8, 2010.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) review an honour guard during an official welcoming ceremony at the chancellery in Berlin December 8, 2010.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and French President Francois Hollande walk away after a group photo was taken during an EU summit in Brussels on Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Leaders from the 27 European Union countries gather in Brussels for one of their regular European Council sessions. On the agenda is the increasingly controversial subject of tax evasion. Countries such as Austria and Luxembourg which have lucrative, and somewhat opaque, banking systems have begun to fight back against efforts to improve the transparency of the EU's financial system.

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