What do you want to do after leaving office? Merkel: Will spend more time traveling and reading
[Global Times reporter Aoki] In an interview with the media recently, Acting Chancellor Merkel of Germany rarely talked about what she wanted to do after leaving office.
Data map: On October 26, local time, German President Steinmeier officially handed over the notice of the end of his term to Merkel, who has served as Chancellor of Germany for 16 years.
It is reported that Steinmeier has asked Merkel to continue to exercise the duties of prime minister until the next prime minister is appointed.
Germany’s Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reported on October 30 that Merkel first talked to the media about the topic of “getting old”.
She said that she has not yet reached the "old age" stage.
"When I'm really old, I don't want to sit there and find out that I want to do a lot of things, but waste time on unimportant things."
When talking about what she will do after leaving office, she said: "As Prime Minister I am missing a lot of things. Now, I will spend more time traveling, reading books or just doing something. Knowing that there will be no decision within 20 minutes. The future happens, and this is what I am looking forward to."