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May 17, 2012

It's Getting Lonely for Merkel Within Her Party

Roland Nelles, Der Spiegel

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Chancellor Angela Merkel has shown her tough side by firing Environment Minister Norbert Rottgen after he lost a key state election for her conservative party. The demise of the former political star is yet another sign of the ongoing disintegration of Merkel's government. Rottgen is the latest in a long line of senior conservatives who has met with a sticky end.

 

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