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Did so badly? was this a rebuke of merkel? and what she stood for? or was it rebuke of all of her party and replacement? >> well actually, if angela merkel would have stood again for re-election, she might have won this. but after 16 years in power, she for some very good reasons decided to step down. actually, the party's -- there's such a long stretch in government, you probably have to reinvigorate, you have to get new ideas, find new leadership figures. that's what the cdu hasn't done. the whole process of handing over power has gone pretty bad. actually, not just last months but even for ...