Germany: CDU party board backs Armin Laschet as chancellor candidate
Armin Laschet has won the support of the CDU party board in a late-night vote. He is now one step closer to succeeding Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Leading officials for the German conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party voted to nominate Armin Laschet as chancellor candidate for this year s election in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
A majority of 77.5% of the party board 31 members voted in favor of the party leader. His rival for the position, Markus Söder, received just 9 votes.
The vote is not an official decision on the candidate for the conservative bloc which also includes Söder s Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU). However, Söder has said he would respect the decision of the CDU party board.
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