Political Economics
Merkel’s successor will be a figurehead, but Germany will at least get a credible left-wing opposition.
Joseph C. Sternberg
Editorial-page editor, Europe, The Wall Street Journal
Joseph C. Sternberg is editorial-page editor and Political Economics columnist for the Journal's European edition. He joined the Journal in 2006 as an editorial writer in Hong Kong, where he also edited the Business Asia column.
Previously he worked as a journalist in Washington, D.C. Raised in Vermont, Mr. Sternberg is a graduate of The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
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