Merkel is riding a wave of popularity, driven by her handling of the Greek debt crisis. So far, the German public have enthusiastically backed her stance (even more than 50% of supporters of the Left party – the successor to the East German communist party – rate her positively). She has approval figures higher than at any time since 2009 and is consistently the most popular politician in Germany, according to polls.
Despite this, her position is more fragile than at any time since she became chancellor. Tomorrow’s vote in the Greek parliament is the moment of truth for both Merkel’s handling of the Euro crisis, and her chancellorship.
Hindsight is 20:20, and voters are fickle. I wonder if she's praying to the gods?
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