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Even if the “grand coalition” staggers on, Mrs Merkel should not hang around for long.
即使“大聯(lián)盟政府”搖搖欲墜，默克爾也不應(yīng)該浪費(fèi)太多時(shí)間。
The CDU, when it gathers in December at the congress that will now choose a new party leader, will be aware that it is also choosing the probable next chancellor, which is why three powerful candidates jumped into the frame on the day she made her announcement.
基民盟將于12月在國(guó)會(huì)召開(kāi)會(huì)議，屆時(shí)將選出很有可能成為新總理的政黨領(lǐng)袖。這就是為什么在她宣布不再參選的當(dāng)天，就有三位實(shí)力強(qiáng)大的候選人加入了競(jìng)選陣營(yíng)。
Others are likely to follow. The winner will instantly upstage the incumbent.
其他人可能會(huì)效仿。獲勝者將會(huì)立即搶了默克爾的風(fēng)頭。
As well as being speedy, the process needs to be transparent.
這個(gè)過(guò)程不但要快速，而且要透明。
On migration policy, euro-zone reforms and defence, the CDU has large disagreements that need to be hammered out.
在移民政策、歐元區(qū)改革和國(guó)防方面，基民盟有很多分歧需要解決。
The choice of a successor to Mrs Merkel is the time to do it.
選擇默克爾繼任者的時(shí)機(jī)已經(jīng)成熟。
There should thus be a genuine debate about principles and, above all, no attempt by Mrs Merkel to push forward the successor who would be the most likely to prop her up.
因此，應(yīng)該就原則展開(kāi)一場(chǎng)真正的辯論，默克爾尤其不應(yīng)試圖推動(dòng)最有可能支持她的繼任者上臺(tái)。
So far she has not entirely lived up to that ideal.
到目前為止，默克爾并沒(méi)有實(shí)現(xiàn)那個(gè)理想。
It is widely understood that she wants Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to take over (she nominated “AKK” to the post of party general secretary in February with just that in mind, many believe).
現(xiàn)在傳的最多的說(shuō)法是安娜格萊特·克朗普·卡倫鮑爾將會(huì)接替默克爾的職位（許多人認(rèn)為正是出于這個(gè)想法，默克爾在2月份提名卡倫鮑爾擔(dān)任基民盟秘書(shū)長(zhǎng)）。
Ms Kramp-Karrenbauer, as far as one can tell, shares most of Mrs Merkel's centrist instincts.
據(jù)我所知，克朗普·卡倫鮑爾和默克爾中間派本能大部分相似。
The other two declared contenders, Jens Spahn and Friedrich Merz, are considerably further to the right.
另外兩名參選人，延斯·史潘和弗雷德里希·梅爾茨則明顯偏右。
Either of them might help the CDU stem the haemorrhage of votes to the Alternative for Germany (AfD), but would alienate the Social Democrats, assuming they remain in the coalition that long.
這兩位都有可能會(huì)幫助基民盟阻止選票流向德國(guó)新選擇黨，但會(huì)疏遠(yuǎn)社會(huì)民主黨，前提是他們會(huì)在聯(lián)盟政府存在那么長(zhǎng)時(shí)間。
Once Mrs Merkel steps down as chancellor too, Germany ought quickly to hold another election.
一旦默克爾也辭去總理職位，德國(guó)應(yīng)盡快舉行新的選舉。
Leaders without a mandate from voters seldom command much respect.
沒(méi)有選民授權(quán)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人很難受到尊重。
And the electoral situation has changed radically since the last vote, in September 2017.
自2017年9月上次投票以來(lái)，選舉形勢(shì)發(fā)生了根本性的變化。
The coalition parties' support has collapsed, thanks to the unpopularity of their reheated deal;
由于重新升溫的協(xié)議不受歡迎，聯(lián)盟政黨的支持已經(jīng)崩潰；
that of the Greens and the AfD has surged.
綠黨和新選擇黨支持率大幅上升。
Germany's government needs to reflect that fact if it wants to get anything done.
如果德國(guó)政府想要有所作為，那么就需要反應(yīng)這一事實(shí)。
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