By Saeed Sobhani

The crisis of leadership in the European Union

Perhaps until recently, many analysts and experts in European affairs believed that Angela Merkel was the leader of the European Union and the eurozone. It was not without reason that in many polls, Merkel was named as the most powerful politician in the European Union. Without a doubt, Angela Merkel never imagined that she would have to permanently withdraw from power in Europe by 2021, as an incapable chancellor.