Merkel called the proposal to run for the post of president of Germany absurd.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that she is not going to nominate her candidacy for the post of the new president of Germany, considering such a proposal absurd. About this on September 2 The Agerpres news agency reported.

"As for the position of the federal president. This is absurd. I don't want to do this. I've been in politics for 30 years, and I've been federal chancellor for 16 years. I really liked it, even though the work was very hard, very difficult. I liked it, but now I'm very happy that I can do something else in my life," she told reporters during a visit to the country.

According to the former chancellor, there are many other wonderful things in life that you can do outside of public service. At the same time, Merkel previously topped the list of potential candidates for the presidency of Germany in the light of the upcoming elections in January.

According to the results of a sociological survey conducted by the Forsa Institute, the opinions of the country's citizens were almost equally divided: 47% of respondents considered her a suitable candidate for this position, while 48% of respondents opposed her return to big-time politics.

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