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... that Angela Merkel's grandfather (pictured) likely fought against Germany in World War I? Source: "Fachleute wie der polnische Historiker Wolodzimierz Boriodziej bestätigen dieser Zeitung nun, dass es damit nicht ausgeschlossen sei, dass auch Großvater Kazmierczak die Waffen gegen Deutschland erhoben haben könnte" from this article.
Very interesting fact indeed. Congrats on getting an article this big to GA status! Earwig is clear and there are no other concerns I can see so this is good to go.--NØ18:01, 7 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
@Actualcpscm: I wonder if the hook should include "former Chancellor of Germany" as a qualifier? Merkel was also the first female Chancellor of Germany. Seems there is much that is interesting about her. But this tidbit about her grandfather is also interesting. Bruxton (talk) 14:14, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Pro-Russian policy must be noted somewhere in the lede
Blocking negotiations of accession of Ukraine and Georgia into NATO in 2008 while Russia was still weak, green-lighting Russia's invasion of Georgia afterward, Nord Stream 1 and 2, pushing for Minsk treaties, not doing anything about Russian spy infiltration of Germany, tolerating Putinverstehern in her party etc. Malecide (talk) 05:32, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
That’s your own analysis, but Wikipedia is not a place for sharing personal opinions in articles. We can’t write that Merkel is „not seen favorably at all“ based on individual editors objecting to her policies. Actualcpscmscrutinize, talk09:06, 10 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Her elimination of germanys domestic sources of energy under the lie of “renewables“ while tying the German economy to Russian energy sources should be viewed as a crime against humanity. She helped fund Russian aggression and weakened Germany’s economic engines of manufacturing and industrial output. 2601:584:101:B0D0:D139:B23A:3DFC:CD27 (talk) 02:09, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]