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The head of government of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet, 59, was elected head of the ruling party in Germany. The decision was made at the congress of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party.
Reported by DW.
Laschet received 521 votes, while his rival, a former politician and later corporate lawyer, Friedrich Merz, 65, received 466.
Thus, Laschet will lead the CDU / CSU bloc to the elections to be held on September 26, 2021. After the elections, he can assume the position of German Chancellor. Angela Merkel announced in 2018 that she would resign as head of government after the fall 2021 elections.
Laschet, who has been the prime minister of Germany’s most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia since 2017, is one of those most strongly in favor of continuing Merkel’s centrist course.
In his speech leading up to Saturday’s vote, Laschette reiterated the importance of unity. According to him, the CDU does not need a CEO to manage, but rather a team captain who will lead and support the party.
Laschet has been one of the CDU’s five federal deputy directors since 2012. A Catholic from the Rhine region, he has always been a trusted partner for party leaders. When Merkel faced strong opposition from parts of her party in the face of hundreds of thousands of refugees in 2015, Laschet remained a loyal ally.
Recall that in 2020, the Christian Democratic Union party, which was for a long time led by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, postponed the congress in which a new leader was to be elected.
In a New Year’s speech, German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed that she will no longer run for German Chancellor. He has held this position since 2005. Until 2018, he led the CDU party.
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