Doubts grow over Merkel's heir apparent as German chancellor


  • World
  • Wednesday, 16 Oct 2019

FILE PHOTO: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, leader of Germany' s Christian Democrats (CDU), and Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a CDU board meeting in Berlin, Germany, October 14, 2019. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer's path to succeed Angela Merkel as Germany's chancellor seemed clear when she replaced her as leader of the governing Christian Democrats (CDU) last December.

Ten months later, members of her own party are debating whether AKK, as she is widely known, is the right person to lead the European Union's most powerful country and biggest economy.

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