LIGHTNING IN GERMANY

ANGELA MERKEL'S DAUPHINE THROWS IN THE SPONGE

In the midst of a national political crisis surrounding a regional alliance with the far right, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said in the morning at a meeting of the leadership of the Christian Democratic Party CDU that it "does not have aim to be a candidate for the German Chancellery ”.

At a meeting this morning, she notably justified her decision by the events in Thuringia and the temptation of a fringe of the party to ally with the far-right movement Alternative for Germany (AfD).

She explained that "part of the CDU has an unclear relationship with the AfD" but also with the radical left party Die Linke, even though it itself clearly rejects any alliance with either of them. these formations.

AKK, elected in December 2018, has never succeeded in winning the presidency of the CDU. It was particularly criticized after the surprise alliance formed last week between CDU elected officials from Thuringia and the far right to elect a new leader for this regional state.

She was criticized for not holding her party, torn between opponents and supporters of cooperation with the AfD, especially in the states of the former GDR, where the far right is very powerful and complicates training regional majorities.

Insofar as the candidacy for the chancellery must go hand in hand with the presidency of the party in his eyes, AKK has consequently decided to renounce in the coming months this presidency. However, she must keep her post as Minister of Defense.