Oh they would fucking run her, but she cares enough about her legacy as to not run when she can't possibly act the part.
She'll stick around for fucking ever as an elder statesman, and people will still fucking journey to Germany to kowtow to her, to get her endorsement for THEIR OWN LOCAL FUCKING ELECTIONS.
I hate Merkel so fucking much.
And if she wanted to (not taking internal party drama into account) she could easily win the next one too, no question.
No she bloody well couldn't. I mean sure, she could get the votes, but she is literally not capable of standing for prolonged periods any longer.
I like your positive attitude about western societies not propping up actual living dead
Oh they would fucking run her, but she cares enough about her legacy as to not run when she can't possibly act the part. She'll stick around for fucking ever as an elder statesman, and people will still fucking journey to Germany to kowtow to her, to get her endorsement for THEIR OWN LOCAL FUCKING ELECTIONS. I hate Merkel so fucking much.