The Decline of Power

One year after the federal elections: The bestselling book about Merkel’s downfall is now available in an updated paperback edition. At the end of her term, Angela Merkel faced perhaps the greatest challenge of her life. The chancellor, who had always excelled in times of crisis, reached the limits of her power in this one. In his brilliant, bestselling book, Robin Alexander describes the stunning decline of the chancellor’s power and, simultaneously, the end of an entire era.

He tells the story from behind the scenes: the bitter, protracted struggle within the inner circles of power in the republic, and the decisive showdown over Merkel’s succession that tore apart the CDU/CSU alliance and contributed decisively to their defeat in the September 2021 elections. A meticulously researched book that reveals the close link between the absolute will to power and the impotence of politics.