Angela Merkel Starts Grooming Successors, and One Stands Out The chancellor’s Christian Democrats are expected to choose a new party leader, and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, 55, is among those deemed to have a good chance of success. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Chinese Nationalists Bring Threat of Violence to Australia UniversitiesThey Survived Colonization and War. But Venezuela’s Collapse Was Too Much.You Can Read This Book in Russian, Except for the Parts About RussiaYour Wednesday BriefingAfghan and U.S. Forces Blamed for Killing More Civilians This Year Than Taliban HaveYour Tuesday Briefing