While political party conventions in Germany are often dull and boring, the one being held this weekend is set to be the exception.
It is the online convention of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) - the country's biggest political party - and the most important item on the agenda is who gets the chance to assume the mantle of Chancellor Angela Merkel, when she steps down later this year.
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