Critics were sceptical when she came to power,but Germany’s first female chancellor has presided over a transformed economy and retains widespread supportOn 18 September 2005 Angela Merkel’s CDU/CSU party narrowly edged out Gerhard Schröder’s SPD by four seats and one percentage point.
A month later, the parties formed a grand coalition and Merkel became Germanys first female chancellor, and its first from the former East Germany.
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Source: theguardian.com