One constant throughout the eurozone crisis has been Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel. Since Merkel took office in 2005, there have been 54 different leaders atop eurozone member countries - an average of more than three per country.
Matteo Renzi was the fifth Italian prime minister to meet with Merkel. She has also seen five prime ministerial changes come and go in both Greece and Belgium. When the chancellor was sworn in for the first time, Jacques Chirac presided over the Élysée. In six eurozone countries there has been one change of leadership over the past nine years. Among these Luxembourg, where current president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, was prime minister for 18 years. None of the eurozone’s current leaders has held office as long as Germany’s chancellor. Of the 54 leaders Merkel has met, only four have been women. There is greater diversity among the various leaders’ glasses.
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