German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not seek re-election as chair of the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party at its conference in early December, Reuters reported on Monday, citing party sources
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 29th October, 2018) German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not seek re-election as chair of the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party at its conference in early December, Reuters reported on Monday, citing party sources.
Merkel has already informed senior figures within the CDU about her plans, according to the sources.
Merkel has been CDU chair since 2000 and giving up the post would automatically trigger a race for the chancellorship within her party.
