
Angela Merkel Not Seeking Re-election
Germany's Angela Merkel has said she will step down as chancellor in 2021, following recent election setbacks.
Reaction from Germany after Angela Merkel says she will not seek a fifth term as Chancellor and will also stand down as the Christian Democrat party leader in December.
Also the latest on the explosion in the capital of Tunisia, where a woman has blown herself up, wounding eight police officers and one other person.
And we'll speak to Brazilians about their expectations of the far-right president-elect Jair Bolsonaro and look at the comparisons with Donald Trump.
We’ll also take a look at air safety in Indonesia after the plane crash earlier today; and at the new Boeing 737. This is reported to be the first major accident involving the new version of the 737.
(Photo: Chancellor Angela Merkel. Credit: Tobias Schwarz/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Mon 29 Oct 201817:06GMTBBC World Service except East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa




