国际英语资讯:German ruling bloc seeks unifying figure as next CDU party head: report
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 3-- <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Chancellor">Chancellor</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span>/<span word="CSU">CSU</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="mainstream">mainstream</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Democrats">Democrats</span> (<span word="CDU">CDU</span>), <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> (<span word="DPA">DPA</span>) <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seek">seek</span> <span word="re">re</span>-<span word="election">election</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="December">December</span>, <span word="triggering">triggering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="race">race</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="successor">successor</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="considerable">considerable</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="together">together</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span> <span word="lawmaker">lawmaker</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Haase">Haase</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coalition">coalition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="sister">sister</span> <span word="party">party</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="CSU">CSU</span>), <span word="at">at</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="level">level</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="women">women</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="us">us</span>," <span word="Haase">Haase</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Our">Our</span> <span word="values">values</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="day">day</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="politics">politics</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="CDU">CDU</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="question">question</span>, <span word="DPA">DPA</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poll">poll</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="stepping">stepping</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span>' <span word="preferences">preferences</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="comparison">comparison</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="Social">Social</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>.</p><p><span word="Merkel">Merkel</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span> <span word="for">for</span> 13 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="for">for</span> 18 <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="term">term</span> <span word="expires">expires</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2021.</p>
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