BERLIN, GERMANY - SEPTEMBER 14:  German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is also Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), waves to supporters at a CDU election campaign rally ahead of Berlin state elections on September 14, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. The city of Berlin, which is one of Germany's 16 states, or Bundeslaender, is scheduled to hold elections on September 18. So far the German Social Democrats (SPD) are leading ahead of the CDU and the Greens Party, while political newcomer the AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland), a right-of-center populist party that has attracted far-right support, is sure to win parliament seats. Germany faces federal elections next year and so far Merkel has not said whether she will run for a third term.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)