Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was elected on Friday as the new leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, succeeding Chancellor Angela Merkel in this role, the party said.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 07th December, 2018) Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was elected on Friday as the new leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, succeeding Chancellor Angela Merkel in this role, the party said.Kramp-Karrenbauer received 517 votes, while her rival Friedrich Merz got 482 votes. A total of 999 votes were cast.
