BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) --

Conservative leader Angela Merkel is bidding in Germany's September 18 parliamentary election to become the country's first female chancellor and the first to have been raised in the former communist east.

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michael mccafferty comments:

Angela Merkel is a remarkable and outstanding political leader in Germany. She has the vision and leadership to become an excellent Chancellor of Germany. It is my hope that on this coming Sunday the voter's of Germany elect her to become Chancellor Merkel.