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China Daily | Updated: 2007-04-04 06:41
Merkel stirs fury
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has infuriated members of Ireland's ruling Fianna Fail party by backing opponents Fine Gael to win the country's next parliamentary election.
In what Irish media interpreted as a snub to Fianna Fail leader, Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, Merkel made it clear in a letter to Fine Gael she favored a change of government.
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