Friedrich Merz To Possibly Succeed Angela Merkel As CDU Head

BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 31: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Image was created using a variable planed lens.) Traffic passes by the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) political party on October 31, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. CDU Chairwoman and German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently announced she will step aside from the party leadership to make way for a successor at a CDU congress scheduled for December. Among those who are proposing their candidacy are Friedrich Merz, who once led the CDU Bundestag faction but for years has been in the private sector. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)