Federica Mogherini, is the fifth most powerful female politician in the world, according to the Forbes ranking for the year 2017. In first place there is Angela Merkel. The German chancellor holds the record "after winning a hard-fought election this year" because her power "is still solid thanks to low unemployment and strong growth in the German economy," writes Forbes. Germany is “the fourth largest economy in the world and the largest country led by a woman. Forbes' ranking of "women who rule the world" includes "the 25 most powerful female political leaders of 2017". According to the paper, women at the top in politics are “at the forefront of efforts to reshape and preserve global allies this year. In second place in the Forbes ranking of the most powerful women politicians in the world is British Prime Minister Theresa May, who has replaced Hillary Clinton, who slipped 63 places in the list after the defeat in the US presidential elections last year against Donald Trump. American women politicians seem to be losing influence in the world. Trump's daughter, Ivanka, is in 19th place, while the US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, is in 43rd place. In third place Forbes places Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen, followed by her Chilean counterpart Michelle Bachelet. Fifth is Federica Mogherini, whose role Forbes recognizes in defending the nuclear deal with Iran in the face of Trump's attacks and initiatives to give the EU a more significant global leadership role. In the overall ranking of the 100 most powerful women in the world, which also includes those who work in the world of economy, finance, technology, media, etc., Mogherini is in 17th place.
