The battle lines are drawn, the gauntlet
has been thrown.
The
hackneyed phrase generator has gone into overdrive.
The scene has been set for a clash of two
of Germany’s political heavyweights (in every sense of the word). In the blue (but mostly
black) corner, Angela Merkel, the reigning champion and Chancellor; in the red (with a
little bit of green) corner, Peer Steinbrück, the upstart challenger who
has already taken down a Chancellor – albeit one from his own side. The bout
will take place next year – September or October 2013 – and it promises to
be... well, very sensible and German. She’s
got the edge in the polls, but a year is a very, very long time in
politics.
Stay
tuned for the Rumble Near The Rhine.
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