Catch up locals' news in English
2021-04-20T01:23:25.450Z
display Berlin (dpa) - The CDU federal executive has clearly spoken out in favor of party leader Armin Laschet as the Union's candidate for chancellor. In a vote on Tuesday night, 31 board members voted for the CDU chairman and 9 for his opponent, CSU boss Markus Söder. There were 6 abstentions, as a party spokesman announced after more than six hours of deliberations by the CDU leadership commit
display
Berlin (dpa) - The CDU federal executive has clearly spoken out in favor of party leader Armin Laschet as the Union's candidate for chancellor.
In a vote on Tuesday night, 31 board members voted for the CDU chairman and 9 for his opponent, CSU boss Markus Söder.
There were 6 abstentions, as a party spokesman announced after more than six hours of deliberations by the CDU leadership committee in Berlin.
© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210420-99-270190 / 1
Source: welt
