Merkel’s Party Braces for Power Struggle Over Succession Fiasco
- Showdown over CDU’s chancellor candidate expected this month
- Growing consensus that party leader AKK is not up to the task
Angela Merkel
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With Angela Merkel’s succession plan unraveling, her Christian Democrats are bracing for an open power struggle at the party’s national convention later this month.
Less than a year after picking Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to head the CDU, a consensus is building among party officials that she’s not suited to run for chancellor after a series of gaffes, poor election results and fading popularity, according to people familiar with the matter.