Angela Merkel will leave the post of head of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) party, Bloomberg , BBC and Reuters write , citing their sources. Merkel, accordingly, will also not be elected to the post of chancellor in 2021.

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The chancellor told fellow party members at a meeting on Monday that she would not participate in the new elections for the head of the CDU, which should take place in early December. Merkel, accordingly, will also not be elected to the post of chancellor in 2021.
Merkel has headed the CDU since 2000, she is one of the leaders in terms of the number of years in this post. Her decision becomes known against the backdrop of Sunday's disastrous elections for the CDU in the federal state of Hesse, BBC and Bloomberg note. The CDU won them, but lost 11% of the vote compared to the last elections in 2013.
The popularity of the CDU has been declining in recent years, and there are growing signs that the Merkel era is coming to an end, writes Bloomberg. The ruling coalition in Germany is supported by 26% of voters - a record low in the history of the party.

Artem Gubenko

Angela Merkel will leave the post of head of the CDU party

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