Merkel to seek fourth term as German chancellor
Chancellor says election will be most difficult since unification because of polarised society
German Chancellor Angela Merkel: decision to seek fourth term became even more likely given political uncertainties arising from Brexit and US president-elect Donald Trump. Photograph: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
After keeping Germany – and the world – in suspense, Chancellor Angela Merkel has decided to run for a fourth electoral term next year, presenting herself as a cohesive continuity figure in uncertain times.