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German president quits in scandal
German President Christian Wulff announces his resignation, after prosecutors called for his immunity to be lifted amid a home loan scandal. Angela Merkel says she received news of President Wulff's resignation "with regret".
February 17, 2012
(BBC NEWS) Berlin - An ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel, Mr Wulff is embroiled in a scandal over a home loan that he accepted when he was premier of Lower Saxony.
Mrs Merkel cancelled a visit to Italy on Friday to deal with the crisis, and said she regretted that he had quit.
German media say the crisis is unprecedented in post-war Germany.