A further update from Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel 20 Nov

Following previous posts here and here Chancellor Merkel has announced today's press conference for 18.00 GMT after a meeting prior with other leaders of the CDU to prepare for a party conference next month.

Reuters reporting.

"Everyone knows she will put herself forward as a candidate again... there is no other candidate," Elmar Brok, a conservative lawmaker in the European Parliament told the Rhein Neckar Zeitung newspaper.

55% of Germans want Merkel to serve a fourth term, with 39% against, an Emnid poll published in the Bild am Sonntag newspaper showed today.

By standing again, Merkel could end up matching the 16 years in office of her former mentor, Helmut Kohl.

More from Reuters here

What do our German readers want to happen? For/against Merkel standing again ?

The elections are due around September 2017 with no specific date yet set.

Enjoy the rest of your week-end everyone.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel -Today set to point the way ahead