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BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel´s preferred successor, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, said Sunday that she would not seek the top job before Merkel´s term ends in 2021. The woman usually dubbed “AKK” took over from Merkel as head of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) last December, while the chancellor said she wants to serve out her 2017-2021 term. “The chancellor and …

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