Auf wiedersehen pet:

Merkel’s farewell after 18 years at helm of CDU

German Chancellor and chairwoman of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Angela Merkel, right, is applauded by Annegret Kramp-karrenbauer, left, general secretary of the CDU, as she waves after her farewell speech during a party convention of in Hamburg, Germany, yesterday. A total of 1001 delegates are electing a successor for Merkel who doesn’t run for party chairmanship after more than 18 years at the helm of the party.