German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s would-be successor resigns

2/11/20
 
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from The Washington Post,
2/10/20:

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s would-be successor said on Monday she will not run for the premiership following a rocky year at the helm of her party, which culminated in a crisis last week as regional representatives aligned with the far right.

The announcement from Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of Merkel’s Christian Democrats, that she will not run for chancellor in next year’s elections plunged the party, and the country, into political uncertainty.

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