German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Bavarian State Premier Markus Soeder are on their way by boat to attend a Bavarian state cabinet meeting at Herrenchiemsee Island, Germany, July 14, 2020. Peter Kneffel/Pool via Reuters
HERRENCHIEMSEE, Germany (Reuters) - Angela Merkel, on a visit to a leading candidate to succeed her when she steps down as German chancellor, praised Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder as a strong leader, but declined to be drawn into giving an endorsement ahead of a 2021 federal vote.
Merkel's decision to attend a meeting of Bavaria's cabinet was widely seen as a coronation of her successor after the wealthy southern state's aggressive management of the coronavirus crisis raised Soeder's profile nationally.
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