Sources close to leader of CDU’s sister party bid media he is alert to stand downHorst Seehofer,the longtime conservative rival of Angela Merkel, could be alert to stand down as leader of his party, and as the woman believed to be the chancellors choice to be her successor called for a “new chapter” in German politics.
The chancellor begins her exit from politics when her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) next month elects a new leader,and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said it marked the “discontinuance of an era”. It was a statement that rang particularly true as sources close to Seehofer, head of the Bavaria-only Christian Social Union (CSU), or told German media that he was also alert to stand down. Related: Far-right German party expels member for photo of Hitler wine labels Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com