Angela Merkel won't seek 5th term as German chancellor
BERLIN (AP) ” Germany’s Angela Merkel announced Monday that she will step down as head of her conservative party in December after 18 years and won’t seek a fifth term as chancellor in 2021, launching a leadership transition in Europe’s biggest economy.Merkel has led her conservative Christian Democratic Union since 2000 and Germany since 2005. She put Germany ” and Europe ” on track toward a new political era after voters punished Germany’s governing parties in a state election […]
