Battle to be Merkel’s successor divides Germany’s CDU and CSU Kate Connolly in Berlin © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Clemens Bilan/EPA
A heated struggle is under way between two leading German politicians over who should stand as Angela Merkel’s successor as chancellor candidate in the next election, with the conservative alliance under pressure to choose between a consensual team player with a reputation for pliability or a charismatic political all-rounder in the populist mould.
The eyes of political commentators are fixed on a meeting of the CDU/CSU’s parliamentary faction on Tuesday afternoon, which insiders said would not yet vote on a candidate, but might produce more clarity, with the rivals Armin Laschet and Markus Söder expected to participate and to hold discussions on the sidelines.
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1of6The chairman of the German Christian Democratic Party (CDU), ArminLaschet, left, and the chairman of the German Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Soeder, right, arrive for a statement folowing a closed meeting of the federal palrliament factions of both partys in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, April 11, 2021. The two party chairmen and German state governors want to become the center-right candidate for the country s Sept. 26 national election, the German news agency dpa reported Sunday. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)Michael Kappeler/APShow MoreShow Less
2of6The chairman of the German Christian Democratic Party (CDU), ArminLaschet, left, and the chairman of the German Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Soeder, right, after a statement folowing a closed meeting of the federal parliament factions of both partys in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, April 11, 2021.