Wild card Norbert Roettgen seeks to lead Angela Merkel’s party
Senior German conservative legislator Roettgen is the fourth likely contender for the CDU top job
18 February 2020 - 20:05
Berlin — Senior German conservative legislator Norbert Roettgen said on Tuesday he would join the race to take over as leader of Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), a surprise candidacy that deepens the struggle for the party’s future.
Merkel’s protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, threw the party into turmoil last week by saying she would not stand as chancellor in the next federal election, due by October 2021, and would give up the CDU party chair...
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