The world stage is no place for secrets. And this has been made abundantly clear by suggestions in the German media that foreign intelligence agencies are now attempting to access Merkel's health records to discover whether the recent bouts of televised shaking are indeed something more serious, with reports that "one western intelligence agency believed that the German leader was suffering from a 'neurological problem'." Those health records are reportedly locked within a secure military facility. [...]
Despite that speculation, Bild also acknowledged that Merkel's schedule would trouble the fittest of leaders—"seven hours time difference, 32 hours in Osaka on site, plus a total of 22 hours on the plane... four working sessions and ten appointments for two-person talks, as well as meetings with US President Donald Trump, China's President Xi and Russian President Vladimir Putin." [...]
The German public is usually more respectful of the privacy of their country's politicians than we are used to seeing in the U.S. or U.K., but even they are "now demanding answers." Speculation is mounting as to whether the Chancellor will see out her final term in office. She is set to be replaced—sooner or later—by Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who replaced her as leader of her Christian Democratic Union Party late last year.
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