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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)

53 minutes

Last on

Mon 29 Oct 201817:06GMT

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  • Mon 29 Oct 201817:06GMT

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