FILE PHOTO: German Christian Democratic Union Party Chairman Armin Laschet briefs the media after a meeting of the party's board at the headquarters in Berlin, Germany May 3, 2021. Markus Schreiber/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling conservatives will promise "a decade of modernisation" on Monday in an election programme intended to see off the fading challenge of their Green Party rivals.
The manifesto will counter the Greens' offer of a "new start" and show the conservatives closing ranks after a divisive battle over who should be their candidate to replace Merkel, who will step down as chancellor after a Sept. 26 federal election.
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