Merkel to step down as party leader

Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel has announced she will step down as
head of her party, although she plans to stay on as chancellor until
twenty twenty one.

The announcement came after her conservative party again lost major
support in a regional election, and has led to uncertainty about who
will replace her.

Ira Spitzer has more from Berlin.

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