How Angela Merkel Foiled a Backroom Coup in One Late Display of Clout

By taking herself out of the running to lead Germany’s ruling party, the chancellor dragged its succession process into the light for the first time in decades and cued up a rare public race for her crown. “Merkel stood up and dropped the bomb.”

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