BERLIN—Angela Merkel, who has steered Germany through several global crises as its first woman leader, said Sunday that she will seek a fourth term as chancellor in general elections next year.
“I literally thought about this decision endlessly … but I am ready to run for office again,” Merkel told reporters after meeting with high-ranking members of her center-right party. “I want to serve Germany.”
Merkel said she expected strong challenges from the left and right fringes of society as Germany has become more polarized.
“This election will be difficult—like no other election since the reunification” of West and East Germany in 1990, …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
