peter golic darfur so very grateful to have felt that thank you via we are loyal to our chairwoman to our party leadership. and to the federal government chancellor merkel who has passed on the party leadership to come no longer takes part in these debates she used her opening speech to talk about more personal issues often make it so i thought i was on today is also a very special day for me i am fine because on november 22nd 2005 i was elected german chancellor for the 1st time and this remains something very special to me. was on the bus for me nicole's political goal. child and they couldn't come. is giving it at this conference and so far she is one at least for now. correspondent kate brady was at the seaview party conference and lives and she sent us this assessment. it was the showdown that never happened the c.d.u. party conference after months of criticism party to an exit come karrenbauer called her critics bluff telling them in short to back me off me so for now at least it seems that the issue of the party leadership has been removed from the table but with germany set to

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