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Major news items in leading German newspapers

Xinhua, May 23, 2016 Adjust font size:

The following are the major news items in leading German newspapers on Monday.

Sueddeutsche Zeitung:

-- Ahead of her visit to Turkey, German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended the controversial refugee policy collaboration with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Die Welt:

-- Austria has elected a new president on Sunday in one trendsetting decision. In the first extrapolation, Norbert Hofer of the Austrian Freedom Party stood with 50.2 percent slightly ahead of Austrian former Green Party chairman Alexander Van der Bellen. Endit