German carnival revelers are milking the opportunity to mock Christian Democrat ...
A papier mache figure for carnival floats depicting Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, outgoing leader of the Christian Democratic Union , is pictured during preparations for the upcoming Rose Monday carnival parade in Mainz, Germany, February 18, 2020. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
A carnival float unveiled in Mainz on Tuesday depicted her next to a banner for the CDU’s branch in the state of Thuringia and a ‘stop’ sign. She duly gave up her ambition of running to succeed Chancellor Angela Merkel, her mentor, as chancellor. This year’s float in Mainz carrying a papier-mâché figure of Kramp-Karrenbauer showed her in a pose adopted by Merkel and in a coat she could not fill, making fun of her inability to size up to her mentor’s role.
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