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Germany: Merkel's party in crisis as heir apparent quits

by Associated Press
| February 10, 2020 7:05 AM

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel's heir apparent unexpectedly threw in the towel Monday, plunging her conservative party into an even deeper crisis as it struggles to agree on its future political direction after losing votes to the far right.

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