What is significant about Angela Merkel’s position as chancellor of Germany? She’s considered one of the most powerful people in the world. She’s the first chancellor from West Germany. She’s the first woman to become the chancellor of Germany. She’s made the German economy one of the weakest in Europe.

She’s the first woman to become the chancellor of Germany.

Explanation:

Angela Dorothea Merkel is the current Chancellor of Germany who has been leading the nation since her first election to the position in 2005. She is also the very first female chancellor of the nation in the history of Germany.

She first became the leader of the German nation in 2005 when her party the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) won the election in coalition with the Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). And ever since, her party won the elections every time, leading to more coalition governments with other parties such as the Free Democratic Party (FDP). Her record of holding a fourth consecutive term as the Chancellor of Germany will end in 2021, and her decision to not seek another term. She has also been deemed the most powerful female/ woman in the world.  

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