The NEW Merkel? Woman poised to take over from Chancellor revealed
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Today, CDU sources said CDU Kramp-Karrenbauer she will put herself forward for the top job at the party’s conference in Hamburg in December.
Born in 1962, Merkel’s potential successor has been dubbed “AKK” in the German media and became the first woman ever to govern the German state of Saarland.
She is viewed as more of a centrist on the political spectrum and has opposed Merkel on issues previously.
In 2015, she sparked a huge controversy when she suggested gay marriage is a gateway to siblings getting married and the court recognising relationships with more than two people involved.
Merkel announced this morning that she will not seek re-election as Chancellor in the next General Election or as party chairwoman in December this year.
Her party is still reeling from catastrophic election losses, with her coalition partner, the centre-left SPD party, warning it might quit the government after another hammering in a regional election