Germany's new chancellor replaces Angela Merkel after 16 years
Germany's new chancellor replaces Angela Merkel after 16 years suchefreundin German chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech after receiving the leadership of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group at the German parliament in Berlin, Germany, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will give up the leadership of her conservatives after 16 years, a decision that offers the post to her close ally Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and signals a revival of the union after a period of disagreement. (Michael Sohn/AP) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has led Europe's biggest economy for more than 11 years, announced that she is giving up the leadership of her party, a post she has held since 2000. In a statement posted on Facebook on Thursday, Merkel said she would not seek re-election at the next CDU party congress in December but plans to remain chancellor. The move is widely seen as a way for the chancellor to ensure that the conservative party has a successor with suf...