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German conservatives brood over Merkel's successor

Extraordinary congress expected in May or June

24 February, 10:47
(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, 24 FEB - Germany's conservatives are expected to unveil their new leadership Monday, as Angela Merkel's party puzzles over how to prepare for the veteran chancellor's departure next year. Ratcheting up the challenge for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is an internal crisis over how it should position itself against the extremes of right and left that have reshaped the nation's political landscape.

After announcing her resignation earlier this month, CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer -- widely known as "AKK" -- is to reveal her plans around midday. She will go public a day after the party suffered its second-worst result ever in a regional election, placing third in city-state Hamburg with just 11.5 percent of votes. German media reported that leaders would likely put off the key question of who should lead the party as chancellor candidate in upcoming parliamentary elections, planned at the latest for autumn 2021. Meanwhile, an extraordinary party congress in May or June should anoint a new party chairman -- unless the CDU opts for a stop-gap solution that shares power among the contenders to avoid a damaging internal dust-up. (ANSA-AFP).

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