The Merkel 4.0 government has in its second year made some achievements in reform legislation. Breakthroughs and progress have been achieved regarding the migration of skilled personnel，raising low pensions，the “coal exit”，climate protection，etc. These reform measures provide the legal framework for the intended solution of contradictions in Germany’s economic and social development. The black-red grand coalition continued also in its second year to “focus on infighting and neglecting governance”. The SPD，quite often threatening withdrawal，replaced the CSU as main source of conflict. Both the chairwomen of the SPD and the CDU resigned. The former party has chosen a new leadership tandem，while the selection of a new chairperson for the latter party will ensue much later. Whether Merkel’s term of office will end ahead of time has become a focus of attention，but for the time being she still appears irreplaceable. The black-red grand coalition will also in 2020 continue to face many uncertainties.