Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the woman widely seen as German Chancellor Angela Merkel's chosen successor, gives up on leadership ambitions
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, also known as AKK, blamed the"unresolved relationship of parts of the CDU with the AfD and Left party" for her decision to depart.
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of the centre-right Christian Democratic Union known as AKK, fell on her sword after barely a year in the post, a period marked by internal battles over whether to cooperate with the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany . AKK's attempts to impose rigid no-cooperation discipline from Berlin have foundered especially in Germany's former communist east, where strong showings for the AfD and Left in some states threaten the ability of mainstream parties' to form functioning coalition majorities.
"It is still less certain whether decent democrats stand together in the battle for democracy and against nationalism," he added. Germany's next national elections must take place by autumn next year, although the fractious coalition between the CDU, its Bavarian CSU allies and the centre-left SPD may not hold until then.
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