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Merz officially elected to lead Germany's CDU party

Corporate lawyer and party veteran Friedrich Merz was officially elected to head Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU) on Monday, DPA reported. The 66-year old from the party's right wing will lead former chancellor Angela Merkel's bloc as it recovers from its worst-ever election result suffered last September. He defeated his two challengers back in December, but the postal vote was required legally to confirm the online ballot results.

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