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Germany's 'zombie chancellor' holds on to power
Original: The political walking dead: Germany’s zombie chancellor
German commentary is again describing the country's leader as a 'zombie chancellor' — a head of government still in office but without a working mandate or governing majority, kept alive only by political inertia. The phrase captures frustration in Germany and abroad that Berlin's leadership is effectively caretaking while real decisions wait, and it revives a debate familiar from other European countries where lame-duck leaders have lingered in office.
Why now: The label is circulating as Germany's government limps on without a functioning mandate, drawing fresh attention to political paralysis in Berlin.
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