Söder (Left) and Laschet (Right)

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April 11, 2021 The Bavarian premier Markus Söder has announced that he is ready for a candidacy for the chancellery for the Union (Cdu-Csu) and therefore for the possible succession to Angela Merkel.



For the first time since the Union (CDU-CSU) discusses the future joint chancellor candidate in the September elections, the leader of the CSU has declared that both he is the premier of North Rhine-Westphalia and current president of the German Christian Democratic Union, Armin Laschet, are ready to lead the party towards the elections for the renewal of the Bundestag.

This was reported by the Dpa, citing sources.



"Söder - said sources present at a meeting of CDU leaders today - said he had a friendly exchange with Laschet yesterday." We both said we were ready ", said Söder for whom success is up for grabs with the electoral race. of the party as a whole and the best future for the country.



Söder then reported that if the CDU were ready to support him, he would enter the race. The CSU leader then asked for the participation of the parliamentary group of the Union in the decision on the matter. Until now, Söder had always said he wanted to stay in Bavaria and did not want to run for federal office.