Germany, Merkel: “I leave with a clear conscience”

“I leave with a clear conscience”. This is what German Chancellor Angela Merkel said 18 days after the elections to which she will not be reappointed for the first time since 2005. Attending an event in Duesseldorf, Merkel said: “I think I have done my part and anyone who has not understood it now will not understand it in the next four years.” The Chancellor then rejected the definition of “the last defender of the free West”: “We should refrain from any exaggeration … fortunately there are many people who feel connected to democracy and of course I am happy with this”.