Angela Merkel is set to announce on Sunday she will seek a fourth term as German chancellor in next year's election, ending months of speculation over whether one of the world's most powerful women wants to run again after 11 years in office. Upon Trump's election, Merkel offered him "close co-operation" on the basis of shared trans-Atlantic values that she said include respect for human dignity regardless of people's origin, gender or religion but added Trump's campaign featured "confrontations that were difficult to bear. 'Grand coalition' likely after September electionInscrutable Merkel, who grew up in Communist East Germany, is something of a loner. Merkel's open-door migrant policy has been fiercely criticized. By standing again, Merkel could end up matching the 16 years in office of her former mentor, Helmut Kohl.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2016 00:19 UTC