BERLIN( Reuters)-After 16 years in power, Chancellor Angela Merkel is not seeking re-election in Germany's Sept.... 24, 2017 election, they went on until the following March.A fractured vote means coalition formation could be more complicated this time, meaning Merkel could easily surpass her former mentor, Helmut Kohl, as the longest-serving post-war chancellor-a record she would set on Dec.... 26. One person is especially nervous about her future role: French President Emmanuel Macron....

After a historic decade and a half in power, Angela Merkel will not be seeking re-election at the September 26 German election.... However, with the results expected to lead to lengthy coalition negotiations, the Chancellor-known as' mutti', or' mummy', in her country-will stay on as caretaker to ensure a smooth handover of power takes place, which will come as good news for France's Emmanuel Macron.Mr Macron will soon be turning his attention to his own re-election, with France heading to the