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The candidates - Angela Merkel or Peer Steinbrück?

September 19, 2013

The incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel has cultivated a reserved and statesmanlike image, while her Social Democrat challenger has gone on the offensive, attacking the chancellor's record. The SPD is accusing Merkel's government of falling short of its goals. A portrait of the candidates on the campaign trail.

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