Brexit might be the biggest challenge European leaders may be facing in the coming year. But it’s not the only one. The turmoil in the United Kingdom has overshadowed the possibility of another dramatic exit from the European scene — if German Chancellor Angela Merkel decides not to run for a fourth term.
Although Merkel is still likely to run, the chances that she will choose not to are higher than most people think. And her most likely successor — at least in the short term — would be a disruptive one: her powerful finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble.
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Source: European Voice
