Germany 2021: Fighting COVID and replacing Angela Merkel
01 January 2021 |
3:44 pm
What will define Germany in 2021? The fight against the coronavirus pandemic? Or rather the political battles as the country faces several elections — and the task to replace Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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