President of the German Federal Association of Expellees (Bund der Vertriebenen, BdV) Erika Steinbach (L) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend Homeland Day (Tag der Heimat), the association's annual congress, in Berlin August 30, 2014. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
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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