angela merkel s designated successor says she won t run for the german chancellor ship out of her crimes also plans to step down as leader of the governing c.d.u. those surprise announcements come after its regional politicians defied a ban on cooperating with the far right party the a.f.p. so what s fuelling the cd is divisions and can it survive without michael this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i m adrian finnegan igle a medical has government job and a full almost 15 years but the chancellor isn t willing to stay for much longer saying she won t run for re-election in 2021 the question of who will succeed her up is again challenging the c.d.u. posse its leader and a grit. was supposed to run for the top job but as announced that she s stepping aside that came off the c.d.u. members voted alongside the far right a.f.d. policy in a regional election the shock move has raised questions over divisions within the party and its impact on job it is politics we ll