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Merkel’s candidate elected German president (AP)

June 30th, 2010

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, left, and Christian Wulff, German presidential candidate of the ruling coalition arrives react at the announcing of the results of the election during the Federal Assembly in the Berlin at the Reichstag building, Wednesday, June 30, 2010. In the first round, Christian Wulff candidate of the ruling coalition failed to secure his majority. The Federal Assembly has to elect a new president after President Horst Koehler's resignation on May 31, 2010. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)AP - Chancellor Angela Merkel’s candidate was elected German president Wednesday in a lackluster victory that took an embarrassing three rounds of voting and dashed hopes of a strong show of support from her governing coalition.


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