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FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, file photo Friedrich Merz, candidate for the chairmanship of the Christian Democratic Union party, attends a party convention in Hamburg. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party CDU on again delayed a decision on who will become its new leader, putting off a convention planned for December in a move that irked one of the leading contenders.Whoever wins the Christian Democratic Union's leadership will be in pole position to become the center-right candidate to succeed Merkel as chancellor in next year's German election, though that isn't guaranteed. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, file photo Friedrich Merz, candidate for the chairmanship of the Christian Democratic Union party, attends a party convention in Hamburg. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party CDU on again delayed a decision on who will become its new leader, putting off a convention planned for December in a move that irked one of the leading contenders.Whoever wins the Christian Democratic Union's leadership will be in pole position to become the center-right candidate to succeed Merkel as chancellor in next year's German election, though that isn't guaranteed. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)

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