OPINIONOPINION, Germany’s election, the EU, and the future of the EuroDoes Angela Merkel’s probable electoral victory have long-standing effects on the Euro?
![German Chancellor Angela Merkel "is generally seen as shrewd, pragmatic in the extreme and lacking any long-time vision", writes Kai Arzheimer [AP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/201391794149986734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
