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In the debate about the Union's candidacy for chancellor, Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther expressed a clear preference for CDU leader Armin Laschet.

With Laschet and the CSU chairman Markus Söder, the Union has two highly suitable candidates, said CDU politician Günther on Monday in Kiel.

The presidium and the federal executive committee of the CDU had emphatically backed Laschet's candidacy and he himself did that too.

He supports Laschet, "because I think he is the right candidate even in these times - someone who stands for Europe like no other, someone who can balance things, who can bring opinions together, but who has shown that, as Prime Minister, too he can successfully lead a coalition that is able to show leadership at all in these times, ”said Günther.

"That's why I support the candidacy."

But it is also clear that no decision was made on Monday.

Now it is important that the upcoming conversation between Söder and Laschet take place as soon as possible.

"The federal election is soon," said Günther, who is also the state chairman of the North CDU.

That is why it is right to clarify quickly.

There is great sympathy for both candidates in the CDU, said Günther.

"I consider Markus Söder to be an excellent Prime Minister and also a good top candidate without a doubt - despite all of this, I have a clear preference for it."

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