Merkelism

English

Etymology

From Merkel +‎ -ism.

Noun

Merkelism (uncountable)

  1. (politics) The politics of German politician Angela Merkel (born 1954).
    • 2021 September 9, Philip Stephens, “Europe does not need four more years of ‘Merkelism’”, in Financial Times[1], archived from the original on 9 September 2021:
      And the winner is . . . Angela Merkel. After 16 years, Germany’s chancellor is standing down. The nation’s voters are signalling they want to hang on to “Merkelism”.
    • 2025 February 23, Lisa Haseldine, “Whatever happens next, Merkelism is finished”, in The Telegraph[2], archived from the original on 23 February 2025:
      Merkelism is dead, long live Germany.