Merkel party in crisis after 'heir' quits over far right row

BERLIN, Germany – German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party and her plans to stay on until 2021 were plunged into disarray on Monday, February 10, after her heir-apparent gave up her leadership ambitions in a deepening crisis over ties between the center and far right.

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, the leader of the centre-right ...