Merkel says planned exit won't diminish her influence abroad
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 30 October 2018
- Modified Date: 05:34 | 30 October 2018
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday her planned exit from politics in 2021 would not hurt her influence on the international stage in the run-up to her departure.
"I think that nothing will change on my bargaining position in international negotiations," Merkel said a day after announcing she would step down as the leader of Europe's biggest economy at the end of her mandate.
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