Showdown in Berlin conservative rivals to succeed Merkel woo lawmakers
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BERLIN — Germany’s two rivals to succeed Angela Merkel as conservative chancellor candidate in a September election went head to head on Tuesday to win the support of lawmakers, exposing deep rifts within the parliamentary bloc. The race between Armin Laschet, leader of Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), and Markus Soeder, head of the Bavarian CSU […]