title: Merkel to meet German president, who will then make statement
text: BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Monday to update him on events after her efforts to form a three-way coalition government failed, her spokesman said.  The acting chancellor will meet the president at noon today to inform him about how things stand,  spokesman Steffen Seibert told a regular government news conference. Steinmeier would make a statement to media at 2.30 p.m. (1330 GMT), his office said. 