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Angela Merkel: Merkel and Patient Tactics

angela merkel: Both women have a track record of cautious pragmatism, according to Metro News. Merkel famously will sit on the fence on many issues waiting for consensus to build before she commits herself to whichever side is more likely to work. But those taking a closer look see more in common with Europe most powerful woman today: Germany "iron chancellor," Angela Merkel. May demonstrated her own grasp of patient tactics, opting to stay on the policy sidelines during Britain bruising referendum on European Union membership — positioned in the middle, seemingly the best spot from which to take charge of a divided Conservative Party in the wake of David Cameron resignation."It often said that you cannot tell what Merkel thinks about an issue until the last moment, if even then. She waits for her moment," said Hans Kundnani, a London-based foreign policy analyst at the German Marshall Fund think-tank ."Everyone seems to want to compare women leaders to Thatcher. May seems to be similarly inscrutable. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.