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Merkel's wingman in surprise defeat in internal party vote

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German chancellor Angela Merkel's close ally for the past 13 years, Volker Kauder, was Tuesday ousted as head of her CDU party's parliamentary group in an internal party ballot. The surprise victory of his deputy, Ralph Brinkhaus, was interpreted by German media as a sign Merkel's rule might be coming to an end.

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