Just read that Angela Merkel is to step down as leader of the Christian Democratic party after 20 years. The German Chancellor told leaders of her Christian Democrats (CDU) that she will not seek re-election as party chairwoman, a senior party source told Reuters.
Merkel will have been chancellor for 16 years, and retiring at the age of 67. Certainly makes Thatcher - ejected by her own party - look like a fly-by-night.