Angela Merkel is not only Chancellor of Germany, but – as a Protestant from a religious family – she has also been the Chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union for the last 10 years. As Chancellor, she is Germany’s best-liked politician. But as party chairwoman she is controversial, because her party has been garnering fewer and fewer votes. Many of her decisions, but also her tactical delays in making decisions, have disappointed her party’s parliamentarians and members.