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Dec 7, 2018 · Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has been elected leader of Germany's ruling Christian Democrat Union (CDU) party, bringing Angela Merkel's 18 years at the helm to an end.
Kramp-Karrenbauer became the first woman to govern the Saarland, the smallest – and the poorest – non-city state in the Federal Republic. Her freedom of action as minister president was correspondingly narrow; a strict austerity policy had dictated state politics for years.
Feb 10, 2020 · 10 February 2020. Getty Images. CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has struggled to stamp her authority on the party. The leader of Germany's main governing party, Annegret...
Aug 1, 2019 · When she leaves the political stage, whoever supplants her will be viewed as the de facto leader of the liberal west. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer at a ceremony at the Ministry of Defence in...
Feb 10, 2020 · Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to quit as CDU leader amid far-right 'firewall' row. Successor to Angela Merkel also says she won’t run for chancellorship of Germany. Philip Oltermann and Kate ...
Dec 7, 2018 · December 7, 2018 5:01 pm CET. By Matthew Karnitschnig and Andrew Gray. HAMBURG, Germany — Germany’s Christian Democrats elected Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, a moderate former state premier, as their new leader, signaling that despite an underswell of discontent over Angela Merkel’s recent stewardship, the country’s largest party does not ...
Dec 7, 2018 · Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer elected Merkel's successor as CDU leader. Winner of party vote tipped to become Germany’s next chancellor and Europe’s most powerful politician. Kate Connolly in ...