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United Kingdom Merkel left weakened after tight presidential election
Published on 01/07/2010
German Chancellor Angela Merkel was left weakened by her struggle to get her candidate Christian Wulff elected president, analysts say. The tight vote could force a policy shift, including changes to government austerity plans.