Merkel to run for fourth term as German chancellor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has confirmed that she will stand for the chancellery in the 2017 election, German media reports. The Christian Democrat Leader (CDU) first took office in 2005.
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NACHRICHTEN: Bavaria demands control of own borders
The conservative state government in Bavaria has called on Berlin to allow the Free State’s own police to secure its border with Austria, saying that federal officers are overwhelmed.