Bavarian leader Soeder quashes talk of German chancellery run
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Bavarian leader Markus Soeder has dismissed speculation that he will run for chancellor, a month after giving a speech to Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) that re-ignited debate over who should succeed her as German leader.