Spotlight: Kramp-Karrenbauer succeeds Merkel as German CDU's new leader

Newly-elected chairperson of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (L) talks with Friedrich Merz during the party conference of CDU in Hamburg, Germany, on Dec. 7, 2018. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer was elected new chairperson of Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) at the party's 31st national congress here on Friday, succeeding Chancellor Angela Merkel who has led the party for 18 years. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)