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CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has actually struggled to stamp her authority on the celebration.
Ms Kramp-Karrenbauer took over as head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party in December 2018.
Last week, defying Ms Kramp-Karrenbauer, some of the CDU’s local political leaders in the eastern state of Thuringia voted with the far-right Option for Germany(AfD) party to install liberal candidate Thomas Kemmerich as regional premier. Ms Kramp-Karrenbauer stated she thought her option would not harm the stability of the union between the CDU and the