GETTY Angela Merkel has said she will run again

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Ms Merkel’s long-standing open-door migrant policy has seen more than one million migrants enter the country and tensions surge between communities. Norbert Roettgen of the Christian Democratic Union, the party which Mrs Merkel leads, said: “She will run for chancellor. “She is absolutely determined, willing, and ready to contribute to strengthen the international liberal order.

GETTY One million migrants have arrived into Germany

She is absolutely determined, willing, and ready to contribute to strengthen the international liberal order Norbert Roettgen of the Christian Democratic Union

"But we can't see the chancellor or Germany as last man standing." Mr Roettgen said that Ms Merkel will run and act as a “responsible leader”. He added: "But it would be impossible to rely only on one person. We need the West, and the West is indispensable. "And this of course means fundamentally and indispensably also the participation and contribution of the strongest part of the West, and this is the United States of America."

Angela Merkel in pictures Tue, August 8, 2017 Angela Merkel has served as German Chancellor since 2005 and Leader of the Christian Democratic Union since 2000. We take a look at her political career in pictures. Play slideshow AFP/Getty Images 1 of 83 Angela Merkel through the years

GETTY Merkel has said she will stand in the elections next year

Her popularity has plummeted since she declared “we can do it” over immigration last year and now just 42 per cent of Germans are now in favour of her running for a fourth term as Chancellor at next year’s elections. According to the same poll, 50 per cent of people oppose her running again. In March, the right-wing, anti-migrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) experienced a boost when they won 24 per cent of a regional vote despite only polling at 19 per cent, and leader Leif-Erik Holm expects the current social climate in Germany to lead to more successes.