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Now playing Next Germany Merkel successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to quit over vote fiasco Merkel successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced that she will quit her role as head of the CDU after the party was criticised over a regional election in Thuringia. 10/02/2020
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