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| Berlin's embattled mayor Klaus Wowereit to quit | |
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| Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit has said he will step down on 11 December amid an ongoing row over the city's new airport. | Berlin's mayor Klaus Wowereit has said he will step down on 11 December amid an ongoing row over the city's new airport. |
| Mayor of the German capital since 2001, he was credited with giving the city a "poor, but sexy" brand internationally. | |
| Mr Wowereit, a Social Democrat, was widely popular but his reputation was tarnished by the debacle over the opening of Berlin-Brandenburg airport. | |
| The airport was due to be inaugurated in late 2011 but it is still not open. |