Germany sweetens departure of longtime chancellor with marzipan Merkel

Marzipan cookies depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel made by a German confectioner ahead of the September 26 elections, are displayed in Weilbach, Germany, September 14, 2021. REUTERS/Annkathrin Weis

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - After 16 era-defining years at the helm of Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel is standing down https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/missing-merkel-already-germans-nervous-about-what-comes-next-2021-09-09 - so a traditional marzipan manufacturer is hoping to sweeten her departure with a special souvenir for her fans.

"It's a souvenir for fans, or non-fans, of Angela Merkel who is standing down and who has completed her service. And so we hope that the one or other person will put her up somewhere at home," said Thomas Zuber, manager of Odenwaelder Marzipan in the state of Bavaria in southwestern Germany.