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SPD
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ANGELA MERKEL
UPDATE: Germany's CDU to decide on Merkel successor in April
Angela Merkel's centre-right CDU will choose a new leader at a special congress on April 25th, sources told AFP on Monday, as the party scrambles to prepare for the veteran German chancellor's departure.