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Germany's Merkel won't interfere in choice of party leader

| February 19, 2020 7:30 AM

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Wednesday she won't try to interfere with her center-right party's choice of a new leader, a person the party will likely try to turn into her successor as Germany's leader.

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