BERLIN (Reuters) - A fierce internal critic of German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Sunday she would resign from the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party, accusing Merkel of having harmed the country with her migration policy.
Erika Steinbach's move could weaken Merkel's standing among conservative voters ahead of a September election in which the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is expected to enter the federal parliament for the first time.
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