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Merkel plans to run for fourth term in 2017

───   10:18 Sun, 02 Aug 2015

Merkel plans to run for fourth term in 2017 | News Article

Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to run for a fourth term in 2017, Der Spiegel magazine reported Saturday.

It said in an unsourced report that Merkel had held a meeting with top aides and members of her Christian Democratic Union party to discuss an election campaign strategy.

The report added that Merkel planned to officially announce her decision in early 2016.

Merkel won a third term in 2013 and formed a coalition with the centre-left Social Democrats.

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