German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Father Dies at 85, DPA Reports
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s father, Horst Kasner, died yesterday, Deutsche Presse-Agentur reported, citing an unidentified government spokesman.
Merkel canceled an appearance at a rally today before elections in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for “family reasons,” the ruling CDU party said in a statement. Kasner was 85, DPA reported.