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Munich / Berlin (dpa) - After the CDU committees, the CSU presidium got together on Monday to deliberate on the Union candidate for chancellor.

In addition to the CDU chairman Armin Laschet, CSU boss Markus Söder also declared his willingness to run as a candidate for chancellor for the CDU and CSU on Sunday.

Unlike Laschet after the CDU meetings, Söder does not want to take part in the press conference himself after the CSU switch, as a CSU spokesman announced.

This will be done by General Secretary Markus Blume.

On the other hand, Söder would appear in a broadcast on Bavarian Radio in the evening, it said.

According to the CDU General Secretary Paul Ziemiak, Laschet has received broad support from the CDU bodies.

"The opinion in the presidium as well as in the federal executive board is clear," said Ziemiak.

Laschet said that he would seek a conversation with Söder today: “One thing was evident in our committees today: everyone wants a quick decision.

All the facts are on the table. "

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