AKK's succession in Germany can only be ‘A-OK’ for the EU project

For the first time since 2000, Angela Merkel’s name will no longer appear on the ballot for the German electorate, writes Philip Hartley.

The chancellor has relinquished her 18-year title as the leader of Germany’s most influential party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), to Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer — also known as AKK.