Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer Seeks To Succeed Merkel As CDU Head

BERLIN, GERMANY - NOVEMBER 07: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, currently General Secretary of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), speaks to journalists on her candidacy to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel as leader of the CDU on November 7, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Merkel, who has been chairwoman of the CDU for 18 years, announced last week that she will make way for a successor at a CDU congress scheduled for December. (Photo by Michele Tantussi/Getty Images)