Senior conservative Roettgen wants to take over Merkel's conservatives
FILE PHOTO: Member of the CDU Norbert Roettgen attends the Christian Democratic Union party congress in Leipzig, Germany, November 23, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN - Senior German conservative lawmaker Norbert Roettgen has put himself forward as a surprise contender to take over as leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats , he confirmed to Reuters on Tuesday. Roettgen, head of the parliamentary foreign affairs committee and a former environment minister, confirmed a report in regional newspaper Rheinische Post, which said he had written to outgoing CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer to express his interest.Reporting by Andreas Rinke; Writing by Madeline Chambers; Editing by Michelle Martin
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