Overview
- Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer told The Pioneer she is willing to run to succeed Norbert Lammert at the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung, and several board members have formally proposed her.
- Norbert Lammert plans to vacate the post in December, with the foundation’s 55-member assembly scheduled to choose a successor on December 19.
- Deputy parliamentary leader Günter Krings is reported as an interested contender and a favorite of CDU leader Friedrich Merz, though no official endorsement has been issued.
- Krings’ office said he will comment on a possible candidacy in due course, and party sources suggest Merz has not actively rallied support for him in recent months.
- The contest revives past CDU rivalries and carries institutional stakes, with reports that Roland Koch is advocating for Krings and with the foundation managing funding cuts and recent office closures abroad.