AngelaMerkel,thefavouritetobecomeGermany'snextchancellor,wasaccusedofplagiarisminechoingthewordsofthelateRonaldReaganinTVdebate."Isourcountrybetteroffthansevenyearsago?"echoed"Areyoubetteroffthanyouwerefouryearsago?"
德國下任總理熱門人選梅克爾，被指抄襲已故（美國總統）朗奴．列根的名句。「我們的國家比七年前好嗎？」抄襲自「你們比四年前更好嗎？」