Germany set to elect new Chancellor, end of Merkel era

Berlin [Germany], January 16 (ANI): The ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) will elect a new chairman on Saturday who they hope can succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor when she steps down after federal elections in September this year.

A digital conference of 1,001 delegates will elect the new leader of the ruling conservative Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) this weekend (Saturday). The successful candidate will replace Chancellor Angela Merkel after elections this fall, reported DW News Agency.

CDU will elect a new chairman on Saturday and it will definitely be a man. Three candidates are vying to be elected as the next CDU chairman: former party whip Friedrich Merz, the state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, and Norbert Rottgen, head of the Bundestag’s Foreign Affairs Committee. Each is hoping to replace the luckless Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer after her chequered interlude at the helm of the party, reported DW News Agency.

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