By Reuters
BERLIN - Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer wants to remain German defense minister and Chancellor Angela Merkel supports her in that, a spokesman for the German government said on Monday.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gestures during a media briefing at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa February 6, 2020. (REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko/FILE PHOTO/MANILA BULLETIN)
A source in Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) - of which Kramp-Karrenbauer is leader - said earlier on Monday that Kramp-Karrenbauer would not run for chancellor in Germany’s federal election next year.