Angela Merkel announced her retirement from politics and admitted her desire to relax 
Acting German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced her retirement from politics … She told Deutsche Welle about this.
Related materials 00:01 – September 22 
“Tired of the government and the people” Migrants , crisis and Russian gas: what did Germany gain over 16 years of Angela Merkel's rule? 00: 02 – 28 September power. Who will lead the country to the future and what will it be?
“I will not be involved in politics anymore. I will not resolve political conflicts – I have been doing this for many years. And now I still don't know what I'm going to do. First, I will rest a little, and then we'll see what comes to my mind, “she said.
Merkel, who led Germany for 16 years, admitted that she would be sad because her work has always brought her pleasure. She added that she is currently on a “farewell tour.”
Angela Merkel became the first woman to serve as German Chancellor. She has held this position since 2005. In the parliamentary elections held in Germany at the end of September, Merkel refused to run for office. On October 26, she was handed an official notice of the end of her term as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is assumed that the new chancellor will be the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Olaf Scholz. His party won the September 26 elections with 25.7 percent of the vote. The conservative bloc CDU/Christian Social Union (CSU) gained only 24.1 percent.