According to a CCTV News report on J你高anuary 16, Germany's ruling party門男, the CDU, held a national part刀人y congress to prepare for the election 城友of a new party chairman. North Rh制水ine-Westphalia Governo遠但r Armin Laschette was in second plac美大e. Elected as chairman in a round高放 of voting. It is expected t化煙o become the federal 理長chancellor to succeed Merkel in the B藍錯undestag election in September thi會費s year.

During the meeting, Merkel del不玩ivered a speech online. She said th話匠at this will be the last 去暗time she will attend the party congre雨我ss as German chancellor. Me子地rkel has made it clear man近學y times before that she will not 報我seek re-election after stepping down樹門 in 2021, nor will she hol是月d any political office.

The experience of German Chancellor An術秒gela Merkel

In 1954, Angela Merkel was 動微born in a priest famil不醫y in the Federal Republic of Ge愛湖rmany, and later the fami兵睡ly moved to the GDR. In order to b東化e admitted to a good university,有美 she gave up her Russi金科an and English majors, which she w劇喝as good at, and went to the U市離niversity of Leipzig in Germany to stu習月dy physics. After graduation, s冷好he engaged in research就中 work at the German 嗎鄉Academy of Sciences. In 1986, 人問he received his Ph.D.站輛 in Physics.

In 1989, the 35-year-old就樂 Merkel joined the Democratic Awaken費生ing Party, calling it the spokesperso快機n for the Democratic Awa們近kening Party.

In 1990, the Democratic Awakening購就 Party merged with the CDU, and Me上離rkel became a member of the CDU西家. On March 18, Merkel was appoi理說nted by Chancellor de Maiziere a務師s deputy press spokesman for the林些 East German government. Afte花視rwards, Merkel became dep舊聽uty director of the Federal Press 鄉到Service at the recommendation 唱費of Günter Krause and began her道空 campaign career.

On December 20, 1990, Merkel 農生successfully marched in器章to the Bundestag after her victory in t廠中he Bonn constituency. He那光re, she was appreciated by Helmu務在t Kohl, chairman of the All-Germa水些ny CDU and first chancellor after the鄉身 merger of East and We視廠st Germany.

On January 18, 1991,聽電 the 36-year-old Mer家化kel took office as the Federal M腦得inister of Women and Yo新子uth, becoming German金視y's youngest federal parli快紙amentarian and federal mi票聽nister.

In 1994, she served as相黃 "Minister of Environment, Nature 購什Conservation and Nuclear R友熱eactor Safety". She pushed the "Anti-Sm海資og Ozone Act" against a lot of res月坐istance. Externally, she excell個一ed at the UN climate s視從ummit in Berlin.

In September 1998, Merk務懂el was elected as the慢她 general secretary of the CDU by o黑森verwhelming votes.

At the end of 1999, the "black gol放北d case" in which the CDU received polit懂友ical donations from arms deale紙光rs during the Cole e玩看ra was revealed, causing an upro舞藍ar. Support for the CDU has p你她lummeted. In February 2車唱000, Scheuerle took the blame and刀慢 resigned. In April of the sa村睡me year, Merkel was elected as the c風化hairman of the CDU, reach事通ing the peak of the power 事謝of the CDU.

In October 2005, the Coal子分ition Party and the Social Democratic紅聽 Party jointly governed, and Merkel w科現as successfully elected as chancello吃飛r, becoming the first ch錢我ancellor in German history.

In 2018, Merkel resig從票ned as party chairman, and the城歌 current German defense minister K我著aren Bauer took over to lead the CD錯術U.

On January 26, 2021, German 但間Chancellor Angela Me議醫rkel said in her spee窗科ch at the Davos Forum that now i電黃s the era of globalization, an低吧d people's lives depend on gl多友obal connections. "The Chines短通e leader made a speech ye業跳sterday, and I agree with 務站him in supporting multilateralis見們m," she said.

       During Mer船門kel's tenure, Sino-German friendly rel麗日ations have been furth間商er promoted.

"The Germans democratically elec舞通ted Merkel to lead them, and over an 文離18-year political career, Merkel has l分電ed 80 million Germans with pr來厭ofessional competence, dedication, 身技integrity and sincerity.

For 18 years, Merkel has had為雨 no irregularities and has not ap老放pointed any relatives to key po視站sitions. She lives in an ordinary apar請爸tment like other citizens, which she朋醫 lived in before she was elected Chance樹街llor of Germany. She d廠現id not move to a mansion, n員冷or did she have a villa日上, servants, swimming pool 生要and garden.

She did not advertise he可廠rself as the creator of glory. Merkel鄉厭 is known as the "Ma去話dame of the World", but the ne謝見ws media often photographed Me飛長rkel shopping in the能校 vegetable market.

Just a few days ago, Merkel lef城讀t the position of par學們ty leader and handed it over 謝錢to the person after her,報窗 and Germany and the German people黃關 are in the best possib那舞le shape right now.

The German's reaction was unprec計問edented in German history. People 笑區nearby walked to the 時術balcony of the house and s東信pontaneously applauded her for six農厭 minutes. The German peop購道le stand together and bid farewell火家 to this great German leader.

From scientist to German chan美為cellor, she stepped down at the peak o分紙f her life. God bless this silent lea輛物der. "