Merkel seeks new term as leader of German conservatives
BERLIN — Angela Merkel is seeking a new two-year term as leader of her conservative party, following her announcement last month that she will run for a fourth term as German chancellor.
Tuesday’s vote at a congress in Essen, where she was first elected chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union in 2000, offers a test of Merkel’s standing with members. The party has seen tensions in the past year over her approach to the migrant crisis and suffered a string of poor state election results.