默克尔宣布放弃连任 2021年将卸任总理
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said last Monday that she would not run again for chancellor in 2021 when the current term ends. Having served as chancellor for 13 years, Merkel told a press conference at the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) that she will remain as chancellor for the remainder of the term. Merkel has been CDU chairwoman since 2000. She said she will not run again for CDU leadership at the party's next federal conference in Hamburg in December. Merkel added that she will not take any other political positions after the chancellorship. Her leadership began to wither since the 2015 European refugee crisis, when she welcomed over one million refugees to enter Germany, triggering the rise of right-populist politics and the fragmentation of the country's party politics. Merkel's announcement came after the state election in Hesse, in which the CDU's votes decreased by more than 10%, compared with the last election five years ago. |