German election: CDU backs Armin Laschet as its candidate to succeed Merkel in Chancellery

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Published on April 20, 2021 - Duration: 02:50s

German election: CDU backs Armin Laschet as its candidate to succeed Merkel in Chancellery

Laschet, the 60-year-old premier for North Rhine-Westphalia was picked over Markus Soder, the popular leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union.


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