In 1930 they Germanized the Polish name Kaźmierczak to Kasner.
Still, she highlighted a few achievements at a rare campaign appearance last month, starting with the reduction of the number of unemployed in Germany from over 5 million in 2005 to under 2.
On 4 October 2008, a Saturday, following the decision to guarantee all deposits in private savings accounts, a move she strongly criticised, Merkel said there were no plans for the German Government to do the same.