thirteen years of experience this is a plus for her but in the upcoming budget talks for example about the e.u. budget after two thousand and twenty one she will not play that decisive role that she would have played if she were for longer so we have to see but it s also possible that the government in berlin the grand coalition but not make it through the next three years in chains injured chances ship will be much the other expect giants bantry get investors thank you very much. entered politics at a time germany was grappling with this cultural legacy today germany s government is marking twenty years since the creation of the role of a federal commission for culture and the media two decades on there s general consensus on the great importance of art and culture in german society. after a long day for german chancellor angela merkel in political berlin there was reason
successor is as head of the conservative party if it is the woman she has been grooming as a successor on a great. who is the secretary general of the conservative party then possibly she may see out her term until two thousand and twenty one if it s one of the two gentlemen who have thrown their hats into the ring they are both rivals in one case an erstwhile rival of the chancellor who she actually d. a d. moated as head of the parliamentary group of the conservatives some years ago and also the health minister who has been a critic and a rival in the past as well if it s one of them we could well see a shake up in the party that eventually leads to her leaving office earlier but it s absolutely to send to say that party conference isn t until early december and who knows what will happen in the interim for the chief political correspondent
she is a good turns and we believe it will be agreed in my party that we will know that we would do what we can to avoid brezhnev lame duck you know to avoid the situation of having a lame duck leader isn t she though after season else with a lame duck leader is she going to last until the next election in two thousand and twenty one she will last up to the next election and will not be the christian democrats who decide whether we have the next there s an twenty to twenty one or any time this is up to the social democrats as you know so i mean 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 unfriended when they run yes what about the current government. the current government has a problem that. for my opinion the story of the social democrats
a decade in power also coming up brazilian voters chosen a populist president. south america s biggest country sharply divided over the election of a former soldier a torture advocate and a self professed homophobe. goff it s good to have you with us tonight we know when the. scheduled to end germany s chancellor will today announce that she will relinquish the leadership of her political party in december and step down as chancellor at the next election in two thousand and twenty one the move follows disastrous results for her conservatives in recent state elections chancellor merkel has been at the forefront of german politics for almost two decades but she has been under siege domestically ever
a reminder of the top story we re following for you germany s chancellor angela merkel has announced that she will not stand for another term in the elections in two thousand and twenty one there are also says that she will stand down as the chair of her christian democrat party in december the move comes after heavy losses for her conservatives in recent state elections you re watching t.w. news live from berlin after a short break i ll be back to take you through the day stick around for that.