HAMM, Germany (Reuters) - Facing an election defeat on Sunday, Germany's Social Democrats are holding on to their trump card, Hannelore Kraft, a popular former handball player who is seen as the left's answer to Angela Merkel.
Whether the SPD ends up sharing power in a grand coalition under conservative chancellor Merkel or staying in opposition, regional leader Kraft, whose name means "strength" in German, is going to be a dominant force in the next four years.
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