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GERMANY
GERMANY: Health Minister Jens Spahn set to announce support for North
Rhine-Westphalia minister-president Armin Laschet for a joint position with
Laschet as primary leader in CDU leadership contest. Press conference at 0930CET
(0830GMT, 0330ET). 
- Spahn was a contender for the leadership in 2018, coming third to Friedrich
Merz and eventual winner Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
- Spahn's endorsement as part of a joint leadership team may go some way to
winning over the socially conservative wing of the party, a group Laschet was
likely to struggle to gain significant support among. 
- Laschet seen as a close ally to Chancellor Angela Merkel. 
- Merz set to speak at 1100CET (1000GMT, 0500ET). 

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