German Chancellor Angela Merkel, a top candidate of the Christian Democratic Union Party (CDU) for the upcoming general elections, waves to supporters as she campaigns in Barth, Germany, September 8, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, usually reluctant to speak on personal matters, on Tuesday conceded an early indiscretion -- smoking a cigarette and hiding the fact from her parents.
Merkel, the daughter of a pastor, was asked by broadcaster NDR about any "youthful sin" after her main challenger, former European Parliament president Martin Schulz, admitted to throwing a packet of laundry detergent into a public pool during one "crazy night".
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