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CDU leader Friedrich Merz
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Friedrich Merz had to be operated on Friday morning after an accident.
The CDU leader broke his collarbone in a fall while on vacation, his spokesman Armin Peter confirmed to SPIEGEL.
First, the "Bild" newspaper reported.
Merz had a successful operation and is on the mend.
The CDU chairman is 66 years old.
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