CDU Holds Federal Party Congress To Elect Successor To Angela Merkel

HAMBURG, GERMANY - DECEMBER 07: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer acknowledges delegates after receiving the most votes to become the next leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) at a federal congress of the CDU on December 7, 2018 in Hamburg, Germany. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer succeeds Angela Merkel, who has led the party for the last 18 years and announced she would make way for a new leader following heavy losses this year for the CDU in two state elections. (Photo by Carsten Koall/Getty Images)