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Forbes' most powerful woman in the world
faces mounting criticism, as her own mentor takes aim at her administration's policies.
Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl -- Germany's longest serving leader -- told newspaper Internationale politik indonesia berita nasional politik update
, "The enormous change in the world can not be an excuse if you have no position or no idea where you belong and where you want to go.
"
While he did not specifically single out the incumbent chancellor, there can be little doubt his words were meant -- at least in part -- for her: "We must take care that we do not gamble everything away. We must urgently return to our former dependability," he said.
Kohl is not the only one to level sharp criticism at Merkel for her handling of the eurozone crisis. She faced mutiny in her own Christian Democrat party when Labor Minister and CDU director Urusla von der Leyen told the world that Germany should require collateral in future bailouts
. Current bilateral collateral negotiations
are threatening the success of the Greek bailout
.
Let's not forget rebellion from Merkel's people. Just 15% of German respondents approved of their government's performance during the euro crisis according to a Bloomberg/YouGov poll
.
Forbes' most powerful woman in the world
faces mounting criticism, as her own mentor takes aim at her administration's policies.
Former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl -- Germany's longest serving leader -- told newspaper Internationale politik indonesia berita nasional politik update
, "The enormous change in the world can not be an excuse if you have no position or no idea where you belong and where you want to go.
"
While he did not specifically single out the incumbent chancellor, there can be little doubt his words were meant -- at least in part -- for her: "We must take care that we do not gamble everything away. We must urgently return to our former dependability," he said.
Kohl is not the only one to level sharp criticism at Merkel for her handling of the eurozone crisis. She faced mutiny in her own Christian Democrat party when Labor Minister and CDU director Urusla von der Leyen told the world that Germany should require collateral in future bailouts
. Current bilateral collateral negotiations
are threatening the success of the Greek bailout
.
Let's not forget rebellion from Merkel's people. Just 15% of German respondents approved of their government's performance during the euro crisis according to a Bloomberg/YouGov poll
.