A slowing economy and political gridlock in Berlin has fulled speculation that there could an early election in Germany, one which Merkel would not run in.
Angela Merkel was Germany's first-ever female chancellor, and she remained so for over 13 years. Not only will she be a major chapter in Germany's history books, but she rose to become one of the world's most influential leaders of the last decade.
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