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Berlin (dpa) - In the internal union power struggle for the candidacy for chancellor, the young party, the Young Union (JU), stands with a large majority behind the CSU chairman Markus Söder.
In a video conference of the state chairmen on Sunday evening, according to JU, 14 state associations spoke out in favor of Söder with a clear majority.
Baden-Württemberg and Schleswig-Holstein as medium-sized associations, as well as Brandenburg, reported a “mixed mood”.
The Young Union of North Rhine-Westphalia, which provides more than a quarter of all JU members, spoke out in favor of CDU boss Armin Laschet as a candidate for chancellor.
The JU has 18 regional associations.
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