BERLIN (Reuters) - The conservative premier of the eastern German state of Saxony resigned on Wednesday, saying a younger generation of leaders is needed after his party bled support to the far right in national elections last month.
Stanislaw Tillich's decision not seek re-election as leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) in Saxony signals tension among her conservatives over the surge of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD).
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