Bush obama Blair Cameron and sheer rock western president s and prime ministers who came and went while a chancellor remains has been chancellor of germany for thirteen years she was once called the most powerful woman in the world or not any more tonight germany and europes miracle demo the end of a political era or has officially begun im broke off in berlin this is the day. Hes a few at the un this. Is my last is german chancellor of the budget and i dont want to start the next federal election twenty twenty one i will not run again in huntington to meet the next Party Congress in december and how i will not run for
reelection as a chat person up to see the union even though i have been chair of the c. D. U. In germany for over eighteen years now my party can now prepare itself for the time off to mean. Anything that does and i see this is an opportunity in which the party can look within and reflects the fact its a Great Development this is something we havent had an eighteen year
eighteen years since i became head of germany s conservative c.d.u. party it has been thirteen years since she became germany s chancellor today merkel said it is time to rethink the calculus for governing the country the first step she says is to remove herself from the political equation americal is stepping down as head of her conservative c.d.u. party at the end of the year she plans to call it quits for good in twenty twenty one when her term as chancellor ends but after today s announcement after dismal regional election results after the rise of the far right how much more miracle will the system allow how much longer can merkel s current government attempt to govern and once merkel is gone who will replace are open questions tonight with no easy answers here s our first report. an earthquake a bombshell a day of destiny there s been no shortage of drastic descriptions. that.
party it has been thirteen years since she became germany s chancellor today merkel said it is time to rethink the calculus for governing the country the first step she says is to remove herself from the political equation americal is stepping down as head of her conservative c.d.u. party at the end of the year she plans to call it quits for good in twenty twenty one when her term as chancellor ends but after today s announcement after dismal regional election results and after the rise of the far right how much more miracle will the system allow how much longer can miracles current government attempt to govern and once merkel is gone who will replace or open questions tonight with no easy answers here s our first report. an earthquake a bombshell a day of destiny there s been no shortage of drastic descriptions. announcement.
it away from us and then. every calorie. counts. we begin the day approaching the finish line of the miracle marathon it has been eighteen years since i became head of germany s conservative c.d.u. party it has been thirteen years since she became germany s chancellor today merkel said it is time to rethink the calculus for governing the country the first step she says is to remove herself from the political equation americal is stepping down as head of her conservative c.d.u. party at the end of the year she plans to call it quits for good in twenty twenty one when her term as chancellor ends but after today s announcement after dismal regional election results after the rise of the far right how much more miracle will the system allow how much longer can miracles current government attempt to
party it has been thirteen years since she became germany s chancellor today merkel said it is time to rethink the calculus for governing the country the first step she says is to remove herself from the political equation americal is stepping down as head of her conservative c.d.u. party at the end of the year she plans to call it quits for good in twenty twenty one when her term as chancellor ends but after today s announcement after dismal regional election results and after the rise of the far right how much more miracle will the system allow how much longer can merkel s current government attempt to govern and once merkel is gone who will replace are open questions tonight with no easy answers here s our first report. an earthquake a bombshell a day of destiny there s been no shortage of drastic descriptions. announcement.