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Merkel's emotional farewell

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December 7, 2018

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stepped down as leader of the Christian Democrats with a farewell address. She led the CDU for 18 years and won four national elections. Delegates at the party's conference in Hamburg gave her a ten-minute standing ovation.

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