Merkel tells party ready to seek fourth term as chancellor

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Merkel tells party ready to seek fourth term as chancellor
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By Deborah Cole (AFP)     8 hours ago in World
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel told her party Sunday she will seek re-election next year, a move likely to be welcomed in many capitals as a sign of stability following poll triumphs for Brexit and Donald Trump.

After months of feverish speculation, Merkel said at a meeting of her conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) that she would run for a fourth term, party sources told AFP.

Merkel, 62, has governed Europe's top economic power, which does not have term limits, since 2005. She is due to hold a news conference at 1800 GMT Sunday.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/merkel-expected-to-announce-bid-for-fourth-term-sunday/article/479995#ixzz4QYUCBuj5

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Dumb article. Of course she's running for a fourth term.

The Christian Democrats (which are actually neither, but that is irrelevant) are due a massive loss next year. This is not just because of their policies, but also the natural pendulum swing between left and right which all politics seems to have. As it is traditional for the leader of the losing party(s) in Germany to resign, she'll ride the party down so her replacement isn't splashed with the crap caused by losing.

And if she wins, she wins. 

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And if she wins, she wins. 

We can always send a boat load of our snowflakes to Germany to properly train the losers.