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FILE - In this Friday, Dec. 7, 2018 file photo then newly elected CDU chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer blows a kiss at the party convention of the Christian Democratic Party CDU in Hamburg, Germany, Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. Angela Merkel's designated successor Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will quit her role as head of the Germany's strongest party and won't stand for the chancellorship following a debacle in a regional election. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, file)