Merkel actually left the post already two years ago, but has since said earlier that she intends to remain as Chancellor until the election later this autumn.
It is quite clear that it will be felt when Germany loses an obvious central figure internationally.
She has often brought the whole EU's action and her language skills have led her to act as a mediator between Putin's Russia and the West.
Angela Merkel is 67 years old and will retire.
According to SVT's reporter Christoffer Wendick, however, her name has been mentioned in connection with possible top international jobs.
- But I would suspect that she first wants to take a real vacation, after years of various crises, he adds.
In the clip, SVT's reporter in Germany, Christoffer Wendick, talks about Angela Merkel's legacy. It is about both stability and crises.