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First German governor from ex-communist party?

By Geir Moulson
Published September 12, 2014 1:11pm ET
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First German governor from ex-communist party?
BERLIN (AP) — A quarter-century after the Berlin Wall crumbled, an election this weekend may show whether Germany is ready for its first state governor from the party descended from East Germany’s communist rulers. The opposition Left Party hopes to end the 24-year grip of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives on the governor’s office in eastern […]

BERLIN (AP) — A quarter-century after the Berlin Wall crumbled, an election this weekend may show whether Germany is ready for its first state governor from the party descended from East Germany’s communist rulers.

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