Unexpected candidate Kramp-Karrenbauer appointed as new German defense minister

German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and Michael Mueller, deputy president of the Bundesrat and Berlin's head of government, arrive for a ceremony for the appointment of German Defense Minister at the Bellevue Palace in Berlin, capital of Germany, July 17, 2019. The leader of the German ruling party Christian Democratic Union (CDU) , Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, was appointed new German Minister for Defense on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Shan Yuqi)