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Potsdam (dpa / bb) - Brandenburg's CDU state chairman Michael Stübgen trusts Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet to ensure unity in the Union. "Armin Laschet has three real strengths: his reliability, his stamina and his ability to bring together," said Stübgen of the German Press Agency in Potsdam. "Noiselessly, but successfully, he leads a coalition with a one-vote majority in North Rhine-Westphalia." One can see from this: "He can definitely keep the store together, even if it is tight." Stübgen had spoken out in favor of Laschet as candidate for chancellor in the federal executive committee.

The Brandenburg CDU leader called on the Union parties to unite. "If we now give the impression that the CDU and CSU are not in agreement, we can screw it up," said Stübgen. However, he is not "too worried". "This protest to become more interesting in Bavaria is part of the work profile of the CSU." Stübgen emphasized: “Between the CDU and CSU there were strong differences at certain intervals. So far, both partners have always come to terms - only CDU and CSU together can achieve a necessary majority.

Last week, the CDU leadership had voted in favor of the party chairman and NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet as the CDU / CSU candidate for the Bundestag election.

The decision is controversial in parts of the Union.

In the “Sunday trend” of the Kantar Institute on behalf of “Bild am Sonntag”, the CDU / CSU came to 27 percent behind the Greens with 28 percent.

CSU boss Markus Söder, who was defeated in the power struggle for the candidacy for chancellor against Laschet, had demanded a result of well over 30 percent in the "Süddeutsche Zeitung".

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The Brandenburg CDU regional chief criticized the manner of the procedure that led to the decision in favor of Laschet.

"The whole story has harmed us," said Stübgen.

«I was a little annoyed that Saxony-Anhalt's Prime Minister Haseloff arranged to represent the East German line.

We have a mixed picture in the eastern German federal states as in western Germany. "

CDU head of government Reiner Haseloff had pointed out in the federal executive committee meeting a week ago that the party base had a lot of support for CSU leader Markus Söder and declared that he perceived a preference for Söder in the east.

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CDU state chairman Michael Stübgen

Communication from the CDU to Laschet as Union candidate for Chancellor