Armin Laschet

German politician

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Christian Democratic Union

  • In Christian Democratic Union: History

    …emerged to anoint CDU leader Armin Laschet as her designated successor. Merkel’s endorsement may have brought some wavering CDU-CSU supporters to the polls, but it was ultimately not enough. The CDU-CSU won less than a quarter of the vote, its worst performance in a federal election in the postwar era.

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Merkel

  • Angela Merkel
    In Angela Merkel: The migrant crisis and softening support

    …ruled out by the SPD, Armin Laschet, Merkel’s successor as CDU leader, made overtures to the Greens and FDP in an attempt to form a government. Olaf Scholz of the SPD could claim a much stronger mandate based on his party’s performance, however, and, as Scholz began coalition talks, it…

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