Germany's Merkel: Last term as chancellor - reports

Angela Merkel has reportedly told leaders of her conservative party that this will be her final parliamentary term as Germany's chancellor.

The dpa news agency, citing unidentified party sources, reported Monday that her comments came as Merkel met with the leadership of her party following the Hesse state election in which her Christian Democratic Union party lost significant ground.

It had been widely assumed that this would be Merkel's final term as chancellor but before the reported remarks she had not confirmed that herself. The current parliamentary term ends in late 2021.

Earlier in the meeting she'd told party members that she wouldn't again run for party leadership at a conference in December.

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