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February 10, 2020 BERLIN (Reuters) – Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and her protegee, will not run for chancellor in next year’s federal election, a source in her party said on Monday. The source said Merkel wanted Kramp-Karrenbauer to remain a minister. Kramp-Karrenbauer is Germany’s defense minister. Kramp-Karrenbauer […]

via Kramp-Karrenbauer, leader of Merkel’s CDU, won’t run for chancellor: source — Apadana Freedom Foundation

Sources have also added that she will resign from her post as chair of the CDU effective this summer. The search for a replacement will begin shortly….

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A German state governor installed with the help of a far-right party said Saturday he is resigning with immediate effect, three days after his election shook the country’s politics and stoked new tensions in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government.

via German governor elected with far-right help resigns — BCNN1 WP