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68% of Germans want CDU’s chancellor candidate Laschet to resign from all political posts after election loss – YouGov poll

According to a YouGov poll cited by German media on Wednesday, 68% want Laschet to step down from all political…

3 years ago

CDU leader Armin Laschet hopes for coalition, says SPD has no mandate to lead country after narrow victory in German election

During a press conference in which he declared that the CDU/CSU alliance was willing to form a ‘Jamaica’ coalition with…

3 years ago

German election: Merkel successor Laschet’s conservatives & Scholz’s social democrats TIED in exit polls as coalition talks loom

An exit poll from German broadcaster ARD shows the center-right CDU/CSU union, led by Merkel’s successor, Christian Democrat Armin Laschet,…

3 years ago

Merkel’s potential successor Laschet apologizes after LAUGHING during German president’s speech about deadly floods

The incident occurred as Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visited Erftstadt – a small town in western Germany some 20 kilometers…

3 years ago

Germany’s CDU/CSU loses majority support after Laschet named chancellor pick, as Greens become TOP party for first time – poll

The Union of Christian Democrats (CDU) and the Bavaria-based Christian Social Union (CSU) – the leading force in German politics…

3 years ago

German chancellor election: CDU’s Laschet secures place on ballot after party top brass pick him over CSU-friendly rival Soeder

The CDU executive board held a six-hour virtual debate on Monday evening to discuss whether to nominate Laschet or CSU…

3 years ago

Merkel’s party bigwigs back chair Armin Laschet to run for chancellor after competing bid from head of Bavarian sister party

The CDU committee convened in Berlin on Monday to discuss who should run from the party in the September general…

3 years ago

Germany’s ruling party picks centrist Armin Laschet as its new leader

The first-ever digital election was held by CDU on Saturday, with Laschet defeating his main contender, hardliner conservative Friedrich Merz,…

3 years ago