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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced she would give up the CDU party chair, ushering in a succession struggle. Reuters
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced she would give up the CDU party chair, ushering in a succession struggle. Reuters
Merkel’s CDU party in disarray as protegee drops out of election race
Snap party elections touted as party chair nicknamed ‘mini-Merkel’ withdraws over far-right humiliation