Liberal Hero Merkel Pushes Burqa Ban, Shifts to Election Footing
Raheem Kassam and Oliver Lane
Critics have pointed to her announcement, made at the Christian Democratic Party conference, as an attempt to shore up her conservative base after announcing she would seek another term as German leader.
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