国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Kramp-Karrenbauer succeeds Merkel as German CDUs new leader_时事

国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Kramp-Karrenbauer succeeds Merkel as German CDUs new leader

Seen as a "Mini-Merkel," Kramp-Karrenbauer might inherit most of Merkel's policies keeping CDU as a centrist and inclusive party as she said previously in the regional party gathering that "no one can be cut off from the past," echoing Merkel's remarks that the party should return to "past traditions and attitudes."

She openly support Merkel's controversial migration policies that partly led to the influx of more than a million migrants into Germany in 2017, while she called for tougher actions against asylums who deceive authorities about their identities.

Some local analysts dubbed Kramp-Karrenbauer's doctrine as "modern conservatism", as she is "economically left" in advocating the minimum wage and raising the top rate of tax, while "socially conservative" in holding negative views on abortions and same-sex marriages.

Friday's election of Kramp-Karrenbauer was largely seen as the beginning of the end of Merkel's era, a time that many tricky problems still lie ahead.

Kramp-Karrenbauer, although seen as a Merkel loyalist, might first learn to coordinate party strategies with government policies, and the way to cope with the other two governing parties, the Christian Social Union(CSU) and Social Democratic Party(SPD).

The German government has already been shaky for several months since the fierce struggle within the governing coalition.

The governing parties all suffered severe setbacks in two state elections this year, and SPD has been considering to quit the coalition government, as many claimed the cooperation with CDU has pushed the party to the center, losing its socialist identity.