Merkel Commits to Lead Germany Through 2017 as Election Nears
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she wants to govern for a full term in a continued coalition with the market-liberal Free Democratic Party if she wins federal elections in five months.
Merkel, a Christian Democrat who has governed since 2005, told Bild newspaper today that she has no plans to surrender the chancellorship halfway through a third term in 2015. Bild had reported this week that she was considering stepping down early.