Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany 2005 – present, chancellor is another word for PM.
Most powerful women is the world. 4
th
biggest economy in the world. Center right
conservative. Socially liberal. Most powerful country in EU/EU union. Banking. She make the
rules. EU – recession since 2008. Austerity – balance budget. Money up north.
j.
Greek bankrupt – tension with german on bankrupt.
k.
Mariano Rajoy PM of Spain conservative center right.
l.
Matteo renzi PM of Italy 2014 – present youngest since musonili. Center left.
m.
Greece – alexis Tsipras 2015 – present. Communist youth member. Further left. Youngest
since 1800. Anti Germany eu.
n.
Bolivia and Syria refugee broke out in the last 5 years. Immigration issue in EU. Germany
chancellor wanted to help refugees. That’s why UK wanted to leave. Anti-immigration
nationalists overtake merkel’s party in Germany state vote
o.
Francois hallande president of france 2012 to present center left, anti austerity. Most liberal
society on the planet earth. 2
nd
class citizen for refugees.
p.
Jan 2015, Charlie Hebdo Islamic extremist.
q.
Nov 2015.
r.
July 2015 bastille day attack.
s.
All of these raise a significant rise of center right parties in France.
t.
EU 3 – uk, Germany, france. 3 most important power play
u.
Putin – president of Russia. Former kgb (CIA secret police). Black belt in zudo. World
manliest man. Conservative right. Most popular politician in house. 2
nd
president since 2000.


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