GERMAN chancellor Angela Merkel, an unflappable pastor’s daughter, is closing in on a third term in Sunday’s general election, cementing her title as the world’s most powerful woman.

GERMANY’S Angela Merkel faced mounting domestic criticism of her eurozone policies yesterday, with the Bundesbank slamming an anti-crisis package she agreed in Brussels last month anda senior ally warning he would vote againstkey parts of it.

GERMANY’S Angela Merkel faced mounting domestic criticism of her eurozone policies yesterday, with the Bundesbank slamming an anti-crisis package she agreed in Brussels last month anda senior ally warning he would vote againstkey parts of it.