Merkel regrets her protegee's decision not to run for chancellor - source
A source in Merkel’s CDU, of which Kramp-Karrenbauer is leader, said earlier on Monday that Kramp-Karrenbauer would not run for chancellor in 2021
FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, January 11, 2020. Pavel Golovkin/Pool via REUTERS
Chancellor Angela Merkel regrets that her protegee, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, has decided not to run for chancellor in Germany's federal election next year, a participant at a meeting of their Christian Democrat (CDU) party leadership said.
A source in Merkel's CDU, of which Kramp-Karrenbauer is leader, said earlier on Monday that Kramp-Karrenbauer would not run for chancellor in 2021.
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