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MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 05: German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel (L) and Bavarian Governor and Chairman of the Bavarian Christian Democrats (CSU) Horst Seehofer arrive for the first of a two-day meeting of the two parties on February 5, 2017 in Munich, Germany. The two sister parties are meeting to discuss a common platform ahead of German federal elections scheduled for September. In the past Seehofer and Merkel have clashed over her liberal refugees policy, with Seehofer demanding an annual cap on the number of refugees Germany would accept. (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)

MUNICH, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 05:  German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel (L) and Bavarian Governor and Chairman of the Bavarian Christian Democrats (CSU) Horst Seehofer arrive for the first of a two-day meeting of the two parties on February 5, 2017 in Munich, Germany. The two sister parties are meeting to discuss a common platform ahead of German federal elections scheduled for September. In the past Seehofer and Merkel have clashed over her liberal refugees policy, with Seehofer demanding an annual cap on the number of refugees Germany would accept.  (Photo by Johannes Simon/Getty Images)