Chancellor Angela Merkel receives Valentine's Day flowers of the Central Gardening Association at the Chancellery in Berlin. Germany February 11, 2020, REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel's plan for an orderly succession is in ruins and the chances of an early election in Germany have risen after her conservative protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, gave up her ambitions for the top job.
Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) will in the coming months choose who they want to lead the party and run as chancellor in the next federal election, due by October 2021. The same person will probably, but not necessarily, hold both posts.
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