Three men fighting to become Angela Merkel’s successor

Three men are challenging to take over from Angela Merkel as German chancellor after the woman groomed to be her successor dropped out of the race. Defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, will step down as the leader of the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) after a series of mis-steps and an internal rebellion that dogged her 14-month reign as party chief. The search for a successor is likely to pit the leader of the industrial North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin...