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\u00a0– Germany’s Merkel closes Facebook page, bids farewell to 2.5 million followers<\/strong><\/p>\n

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has bid farewell to her 2.5 million Facebook followers after deciding to shut down her page on the social network.<\/p>\n

In a video statement shared on the page on Friday, Merkel attributed the decision to the fact that she is no longer leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.<\/p>\n

“Today is the day on which I would like to thank you for all your support of my Facebook page,” she said.<\/p>\n

“You know that I am no longer CDU president, so I will now close my Facebook page. But I would like you to continue following my work \u2014 my work as the chancellor. You can do that on the federal government page or on Instagram.”
\nFollowing a series of election setbacks, Merkel last year stepped down as leader of the CDU after 18 years at the helm.<\/p>\n

She has also confirmed that she will be stepping down as chancellor in 2021.<\/p>\n

“For the next federal election, I will not stand as federal chancellor nor as a candidate for the Bundestag, and… I won\u2019t seek any further political offices,\u201d she said in October.<\/p>\n

Merkel\u2019s Facebook page has given followers an insight into her personal life, listing her love of opera, The Beatles and books by Russian writers Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky among her interests.<\/p>\n

The farewell video received thousands of comments from her followers, with a range of opinions.<\/p>\n

“You were my candidate for president,” one wrote. “I don’t support you! What you did and do in Europe and with your people is shameful,” said another.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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