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Could Germany get a Green chancellor? It's within the party's reach

This article is 3 years old

Could an author of children’s books or a former trampolinist succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor of Germany? Either is possible, and both are from the ecologist Greens.

A Greens chancellor is still only an outside chance after a Sept 26 federal election, but the party has grown into a formidable force that is just a few points behind Angela Merkel’s conservatives, who have ruled for 16 years.

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