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If Baerbock becomes chancellor or kingmaker in September, the country can expect economic transformation

Print this article For months, two rivals have vied to become the German chancellor candidate of the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union and take one step closer to succeeding Angela Merkel. Over the last 10 days, the battle has come to a dramatic head. The two protagonists were the minister-presidents of Germany's two most populous states, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria. The contest saw Armin Laschet, 60, minister-president of North Rhine- Westphalia since 2017 and chairman of the CDU since January 2021, face off against Markus Soder, 54, minister-president of Bavaria and ...

Armin Laschet, leader of Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU), on Monday evening secured the ticket to be his party's candidate to succeed Angela Merkel in September's election. Laschet won 77.5 per cent of the vote at an internal party meeting. His rival, Markus Soder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) — the CDU's sister party in Bavaria — was backed by 22.5 per cent of the vote. Chancellor Angela Merkel announced her fifth term would be her last in October 2018 and stepped down as CDU party leader. Laschet, 60, seen as very close to Merkel politically, was selected...

Merkel Congratulates Laschet on Becoming CDU/CSU Candidate for Chancellor Tue 20th April 2021 | 04:10 PM BERLIN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th April, 2021) German Chancellor Angela Merkel congratulated Armin Laschet on being nominated as the candidate for the post of the chancellor from the conservative alliance of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU). Earlier on Tuesday, CDU supported by a majority of votes party chairman Laschet as a candidate in the September 26 elections. CSU head Markus Soder accepted the decision. "Dear Armin Laschet, I sin...