only shaped but dominated for the best part of two decades eighteen years she's been the head honcho of the christian democratic union it's now up to who will take over just how difficult her job will be as chancellor because what she had been previously as she's been in charge of everybody else and now it would be a case where by a huge essentially be chancellor at the behest of the party and of course whoever runs the party well it could change its face on the what we see today angela merkel as put the christian democratic union very much on a said tourist attack there are some in the more conservative elements of the party to the right of the party they would like to see their voices heard a little bit more and a pushing for the likes of current health minister. to be elected to the next chair of the party now that would really put the cat amongst the pigeons as the spine is an outspoken and open critic of angle or merkel particularly migrant policies that would be well be very difficult to see how she would go on as chancellor if he was the head of her party now there's also the rules of working out how it

sworn in as germany's first female chancellor five years earlier she became the leader of the christian democrats she was chancellor when germany was rocked by the financial and euro crises now that she set to step down as party chair later this year economists believe that could pose risks the president of the german institute for economic research marcel fracture says it marks the beginning of the end of the medical era this uncertainty is a bad thing for the economy because it means companies and the printers don't know what will happen will invest less but create fewer jobs and this ultimately has also an economic cost for germany. the german economy remains healthy and few people are out of work americans managed to lead our country through the economic and financial crises relatively unscathed but germany still has to tackle some major problems and urgent reforms are needed in europe germany needs to invest more in education innovation it better infrastructure and also to be formed social security systems that's one important priority the second one is reforming europe president mccall france h

jobs chancellor and party leader should go together but after eighteen years heading the christian democrats she said the moment has come where she can only do one of them. back of said the disastrous result in the election has said should be seen as an opportunity for the whole government to change above all governing coalition partners christian democrats and social democrats must cooperate better. for their part the s.p.d. are also licking their wounds after a terrible outcome in sunday's regional vote their leader and not as whose future in the job has also been questioned it was clear that lessons have to be learned at the national level. he didn't fret so we are absolutely determined to ensure that we can continue our break in the coalition it needs more commitment more determination to leave behind the problems of the past few months. for gun rights and. opposition parties are already seizing their chance to capitalize america's weakness. but not to get america is giving up the wrong job this won't make government more stable it will merely slow the death of the coalition. for long. but t

mickelson mounts meant that she will no longer lead the christian democratic union comes off to decades at the forefront of chairman politics she began had political career off to the fall of the bed and wall joining the c.d.u. in one nine hundred eighty nine ten years later she became the party secretary general and the leader in two thousand by two thousand and five and a medical made history by becoming germany's first female chancellor since then she's been reelected to feather three times meaning nicole has been the nation's leader for the nearly a generation. time i remember she was always there i mean i can't really remember a time she was like that and i don't even know who came before. as only madonna's that she wanted a makeover said i think she was elected in two thousand and five for the first time i was like seven she's just been around forever she's always been an average she's getting power all the time there's a peace is just like i don't like. i've never been in the delta without governing. in two thousand and five she was elected for the first time i was only thirteen.

jobs chancellor and party leader should go together but after eighteen years heading the christian democrats she said the moment has come where she can only do one of them. back of said the disastrous result in the election has said should be seen as an opportunity for the whole government to change above all governing coalition partners christian democrats and social democrats must cooperate better. for their part the s.p.d. are also licking their wounds after a terrible outcome in sunday's regional vote their leader under the analysis whose future in the job has also been questioned it was clear that lessons have to be learned at the national level. he didn't fight we are absolutely determined to ensure that we can continue in the coalition it needs more commitments nation to leave behind the problems of the past few months. for gun rights and. opposition parties are already seizing their chance to capitalize america's weakness. america is giving up the wrong jobs this won't make government more stable it will merely slow the death of the coalition. from. but the much diminished grand coalitio

she's stepping down as party leader of the christian democratic union the german chancellor has also said she would stand in the next federal election stated for twenty twenty one. did the next see do you party convention in december i will not run for the chair of the party this fourth time is the last one for me the decision follows her party's disappointing election performance this time in the state of her say where the c.d.u. suffered a double digit loss in its share of the votes with the chancellor admitting the results are tough to swallow. the figures that came in overnight from her selection a wholly disappointing and bitter. but it is politically it can no longer be business as usual process after this result has after the result and the area after the conflict between the c.d.u. and the c.s.u. in summer and after all the difficulties in forming a government coalition as the previous attempts to form one between the c.d.u. c.s.u. f.t.p. and the green party all fell through. i believe we should pause for a moment and think i hope we see yesterday's election is a turning point

michael's announcement that she will no longer leave the christian democratic union comes after decades at the forefront of german politics she began her political career after four of the berlin wall joining in one thousand nine ten years later she became party secretary general and its leader in two thousand by two thousand and five angela merkel made history by becoming germany's first female chancellor since then she has been re-elected a further three times meaningless has been the nation's leader for nearly a generation. time i remember she was always there i mean i can't really remember a time she was like a child and i don't even know who came before mission a mission america has only met on us yet you argue that america said i think she was elected in two thousand and five for the first time i was like seven she's just been around forever she's always been an average she's been in power. distribution . for a good job of us was. i've never been an adult without under american governing in two thousand and five she was elected for the first time i was only thirteen. i pierced my

michael's announcement that she will no longer lead the christian democratic union comes after decades at the forefront of german politics she began her political career after the fall of the berlin wall joining the city in one thousand nine hundred nine ten years later she became the party secretary general and its leader in two thousand by two thousand and five and made history by becoming germany's first female chancellor since then she has been reelected a further three times meaning merkel has been the nation's leader for nearly a generation. the time i remember she was always there i mean i can remember a time when she wasn't like the chancellor and i don't even know who came before her and i miss knew until i met us as only met on us that she wanted the mac of a set so i think she was elected in two thousand and five for the rest time i was like seven she's just been around for ever she's always been an image she's been in power a long time i think there's a piece of it is trying my cunt don't publicize also. i've never been an adult without under american governing. in two thou

marco's announcement to that she will no longer lead the christian democratic union comes after decades at the forefront of german politics she began her political career after the fall of the berlin wall joining the c.d.u. in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine ten years later she became the party secretary general and its leader in two thousand in two thousand and five on the merkel became germany's first female chancellor and since then she hasn't been reelected another three times. the time i remember she was always there i mean i can remember a time she was like the chancellor and i don't even know who came before me. as an event on us that you want to give us it's i think she was elected in two thousand and five for the first time i was like seven she's just been around for ever she's always been an average she's been in power a long time i think their speech is. i've never been adults without governing. in two thousand and five she was elected for the first time i was only thirteen. i pierced my ear lobe. a boy from my school died in a traffic accident. in fukushima the core me

anglo merkel says she will remain as chancellor but is stepping down as the leader of the christian democratic union she had in the past said those two jobs being the party leader and being chancellor they went hand in hand and you shouldn't separate one of the other this does come as something of a surprise the city you were in well diarists of dire straits there's been in for a while but angle of merkel's been at the helm for eighteen years she's such a big part of the the d.n.a. of the c.d.u. today so for her to say that she's stepping down and somebody else is going to be shaping that party that's a that's big news perhaps worth noting that this was probably the most relaxed we've seen angle of a speaking to the press in months and she lists off the troubles that they faced it's no wonder they find themselves in such a situation in fact as the result started coming in on sunday evening we saw both those within the c.d.u. her own party and her coalition partners already starting to turn on angola merkel and suggesting that there needed to be a change to show state of the government isn't ac

said to say that she will step down and not seek reelection as the chairwoman of the christian democratic union however she intends to remain in the role as chancellor until the end of this term and then step down as had been widely expected what that means those essentially that she would rule at the behest of the party and stead of being sort of ruling while being in charge of the party that backs her up. it's a bold move it's not being done before we haven't really seen this type of phasing out of power since well add now way back in the one nine hundred sixty s. not resulted from stuff from scandal what we have seen is reaction to this from well i would say her political colleagues but they're certainly not friendly christie and the head of the free democratic party he said that chancellor merkel had resigned from the wrong position or was about to step down from the wrong position meaning he thinks she should step down as chancellor it was though this news this what news about you part of came on the back of the election result in hessle which saw another double digit drop for the ch

from here in germany on the michael says she will not seek another term as chancellor merkel is said to have told top officials in the conservative christian democratic union she will not be a candidate for reelection after her current in office that spies in two thousand and twenty one she would also reportedly give up opposition as a c.d.u. leader in coming weeks decision follows a bruising election in the state of has so but her conservatives saw their wallets result in half a century. for the very latest let's go live to our political correspondent thomas spiral he is at the christian democratic party headquarters told us a lot is the latest you can tell us from that. well the latest is that there will be a press conference in about an hour's time right here at c.d.u. headquarters in berlin earlier we saw top c.d.u. officials are rushing here past where we are standing and heading up to one of the rooms upstairs to precisely discuss all these latest developments that comes obviously before the press conferences that we're mentioning and this obviously reveals to what extent the c.d.u. views this as an extremely important moment the fact that angl

decade is the beginning of the end for chancellor angela merkel she has just told a news conference at the headquarters of a christian democratic party that she's to leave her post at the helm of the party before the end of the year and that she quit the post of german chancellor at the end of this bottom entry which just sets to iran did to pass them and twenty one american made the announcement following two disastrous state performances in. the tubes in bavaria. this month and on sunday in the state of. their son will live to a political correspondent on the sparrow he is standing by at the christian democratic party headquarters and he's just been listening to chancellor angela merkel thomas a welcome to tell us and give us a brief summary a recap of what chancellor angela merkel had to say and why she decided to take this step now. i'm greta they have been many indications in the past that i'm going to call could be slowly but surely coming to the end of her career as german chancellor but this seems to be at least the most evident one from angela merkel herself at her own party headquarters with a very clear message sayin

news here in germany has reportedly said she will not seek another term as chancellor merkel is said to have two top officials in a conservative christian democratic union she will not be a candidate for reelection after her kind of term in office expires in two thousand and twenty one she would also reportedly give up a position as c.d.u. leader in the coming weeks hard decision follows a bruising election in the state of has so they have conservatives saw there was bizarre out in half a century. for the very latest we go to our political correspondent thomas sparrow he's at the christian democratic party headquarters welcome thomas what is the latest you are hearing that. well there's a press conference i'm retired that is about to start any minute now in fact you can see probably behind me how full it is here with journalists hoping to hear what we've been reporting on all morning this news about chancellor angela merkel we have also heard from different c.d.u. officials that have been coming in here throughout the day for key meetings they have mentioned for example that that decision by angela merkel gives the party an opportunity to open a b

after 18 years o of heading the christian democrats, the moment has come where she believes she can only do one of them. the disastrous result of the election in hesse should be seen as a sign to change. christian democrats and social democrats need to improve. her partners are also licking their wounds after a terrible result in the vote. it was clear that lessons have to be learned at national level. >> we are determined to ensure that we can continue our work in the coalition. it needs more commitment and more determination to leave behind the problems of the last few months. >> opposition parties are already seizing their chance to capitalize on angela merkel's weakness. >> angela merkel is giving up the wrong job. this won't make her government more stable, it will nearly -- only slow the death of the coalition. the much diminished coalition will continue with the chancellor at his headad. several candidates have thrown their hat into the ring. there could be a public battle for the soul of the cdu. for now, angela merkel's t term remains as sober as ever. it is hard to feel that sh

going to last until the next election in two thousand and twenty one she will last so the next election. will not be user christian democrats who decide whether we have the next election and twenty twenty one or any time this is up to the social democrats as you know so you're saying you feel confident that she will remain in office as chancellor until the next election twenty twenty one. if there will be the next election and twenty twenty one yes what about the current government the current government has a problem that. from my opinion the story of the social democrats has ended in this just to let our viewers know the social democrats are in this grand coalition with your party the christian democrats and it's having is having serious problems right now yes but these problems in the structure of this party it's a pity but they have to solve most of these problems for themselves if they might say ok we want to. break time out in the opposition i wouldn't recommend it but it's possible in having a minority government until twenty twenty one or would you go into a government with the greens. there was two times we had the

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chancellor merkel announcing she will not run again to be the party chairman for her christian democrats. they will replace her with someone at a party conference in december. she also said she will not run for reelection as chancellor when her term expires in 2021. there is already speculation she may not last that whole time when they have someone new to lead the party. part of it depends on who ends up running the party. there are already candidates coming forward to take over. a couple have come forward who are big merkel supporters. if they get that job, there is a chance she may hang on longer. some people have come forward who have been vocal against the chancellor. if one of them get it, it is hard to believe she will be able to hang on much longer as chancellor. david: a really big decision. we want to come back and talk to you more. right now, we go to washington for shannon pettypiece. you have a report on what the white house is expecting out of the house. shannon: the white house has all but given up on holding the house of representatives. the best case scenario would be ho

she will step down as the christian democratic union party leader, a post she's held since 2000. according to the bbc, recent polls show the cdu party weakened after the german election, although it remains in power. the sister party suffered losses in state parliament. merkel will not pick who succeed her as the party lieader. >>> a trial in denver, colorado. a couple claims the smell of a cannabis -- is driving down the value of their property. tax valuations show > itte may b gting rid according to the telegraph, the bittish newspaper, jack dorsey said he would get rid of the function soon. the heart shaped like button was added a few years ago when twitter removed the favorite button. twitter is responding to reports today saying quote, we're rethinking everything about the service to ensure we're incentivizing healthy conversations that includes the like button. we're in the early stages of the work and have no plans to share right now. >>> they may be enemies on the gridiron every four years. but today the 49ers and raiders are coming together. the reason the two teams are

the use of the told to do is make sort of in no way mickelson that cement the she will no longer lead the christian democratic union comes off the decades at the forefront of german politics she began her political kray off to the fall of the bettin wall joining the cd you in one thousand nine hundred nine ten years later she became the party secretary general and its leader in two thousand by two thousand and five and a miracle made history by becoming germany's first female chancellor since then she has been reelected to fair the three times meaning nicholas being the nation's leader finale a generation. the time i remember she was always there i mean i can remember a time i sure wasn't like the chancellor and i don't even know who came before her and i miss knew until i met us as only met on us that the longer the makeover said so i think she was elected in two thousand and five for the rest time out like seven she's just been around for ever she's always been an average she's been in power a long time i think there's a piece of it is content don't have the titles. i've never seen an adult without governin

chancellor, angela merkel says she won't seek re—election as the christian democrat's chairwoman in decemberave a clearfeeling that it translation: i have a clearfeeling thatitis translation: i have a clearfeeling that it is time to open a new chapter, because we are in today's time, we are rooted in today's time andi time, we are rooted in today's time and i would like to tell you my decision first of all in the next party conference in hamburg in december i will not stand again for the office of chair of the cdu. secondly, the fourth of his mandate is my last one as chancellor. i will not stand again in 2021 as chancellor. and not for the bundestag. and for the minutes i will not strive to hold any more political offices. tottenham hotspur will battle it out with manchester city in the premier league tonight, but a hundred years ago the team's players faced a very different kind of fight. 16 lost their lives in world war one and now, ahead of remembrance day, star striker and england captain harry kane has kicked off a campaign to commemorate them. we sent mike bushell to the team training

morning with a nice of despite we had the news from german chancellor angela merkel and his christian democrat party she's seeking reelection and no reaction on the market but then we have that uk news on the sales tax and downgrades from gpm and also independent research on amazon and that's when brought up over and over again list, on earnings calls. we have big earnings this week. do we get the turn around? people looking for some sort of floor if apple came out with a strong number. hoping for buybacks. it is cheap and they have been the main buyer of a lot of stock so far this year. liz: okay. charlie gasparino, not that i'm shifting any focus away from equities, we're still down 316 point. bitcoin futures are tanking. there is no flight to safety or flight to something special or different. we have gold down, which peter just referenced too. >> i'm not in the peter schiff camp thinking we're in a dire recession here or even, but, you know, you have got to look at some of the numbers in the gdp report you start to get scared we're heading towards one. bin is investment, not doing so great. interest r

earlier today angela merkel surprise the world after saying that she would step down as the head of the christian democraticarty after the part -- party conference in december. here with more on what this may mean is matt miller in berlin. i was surprised by this. i don't know if you were. has artie said maybe it doesn't mean she steps down? i was definitely surprised by it, angela merkel has always said that the role of party leader and chancellor go hand-in-hand. this is something that almost all past chancellor's have believed. only helmut schmidt was not also the leader of his party at the same time. but it doesn't mean that if she leaves her role or doesn't run again for her role as head of the party that she will step down as chancellor before her elected term is up. in fact, gerhard schroder also stepped down from his role as leader of the party, remaining on as chancellor of the german federal republic. is youa red headline were talking, according to the german press agency, merkel will an eu job. a lot of speculation now about whether she's were -- leaving and what she, might do after that. what ab

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a german chancellor angela merkel has decided not to run again as leader of the christian democratic union party change she will stay on as chancellor until the next election in three years her party will meet next month to work out who will succeed her as chair both major parties in germany's governing coalition suffered heavy losses in a regional election seen as a test for a preferred successor is the c.d.u. party secretary general and a great karrenbauer. a former army captain jay or both son otto has promised to take brazil in a radically new direction that's after winning a bitterly for presidential runoff vote despite upsetting many with remarks considered massage racist and homophobic also narrow tapped into voter frustration over corruption crime and economic problems. those are the headlines we're back in half an hour right now it's lifelines the quest for global health. there are those who dream of the possibilities of the world real is the ancient diseases that keep millions in politics. and for those who strive to make that dream a reality their quest is on the brink of. no i think they're goi

angela merkel has been leader of the christian democrats for 18 years and chancellor for 13. sheouncement of the christian democrats fared badly in regional elections on sunday. jenny hill is in berlin for us. was this a surprise? yes, i think it was. protecting her political demise has become a national sport in germany over the last year or so. today this morning angela merkel has herself announced what amounts to an albeit, drawn—out farewell to german politics. what has taken many of us by surprise is the fact she has a lwa ys by surprise is the fact she has always said if she is going to be the german chancellor, she must be the german chancellor, she must be the leader of her party. she has announced she will stand down as leader in december. angela merkel has been in a tight spot of late. her party is doing very badly in the polls and is losing voters. a coalition government has lurched from crisis to crisis. our coalition partners are also doing badly in the polls and they want to pull out of the coalition government, blaming herfor the coalition government, blaming her f

our german chancellor angela merkel has announced she is stepping down as leader of her ruling christian democratic union party mother says she will stay on as chancellor until the next election but won't run in three years' time our party will meet next month to work out who will succeed her as chair both major parties in germany's governing coalition suffered heavy losses in recent regional elections a matthew quarter up is a biography of the chancellor who wrote the book angela merkel europe's most influential leader he now joins us from london thanks very much for being with us with us so why is angular merkel resigning from this post and why now. she's resigning mainly because it's becoming almost on tenable for her to stay on she had to do something and this is the next card she can play she was she appointed a new secretary general of policy in january when things were getting halting up a bit and they had the election result in bavaria a couple of weeks ago and more catastrophic leave perhaps for the election defeat and hasn't been in over the weekend and they suffered so massive losses so