German Chancellor and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel arrives to lead a CDU leadership meeting at the party's headquarters on October 29, 2018 in Berlin, a day after her fragile coalition suffered heavy losses in a key regiona
BERLIN: Angela Merkel has told members of her Christian Democrats (CDU) she wanted to serve her full term as German chancellor until 2021, several people told Reuters on Monday.
Merkel also said she would not seek reelection as chancellor or as a conservative lawmaker in the Bundestag parliament after her term ends, party sources said. (Reporting by Andreas Rinke Writing by Joseph Nasr Editing by Michael Nienaber)
