Armin Laschet narrowly won the leadership of Germany's ruling party by 53% to 47% over Friedrich Merz
Armin Laschet, the premier of Germany’s most populous state, and Friedrich Merz, a former director of BlackRock, qualified for the final round of voting for the leadership of the CDU
Armin Laschet , premier of the country's most populous state and the self-styled Merkel continuity candidate, beat arch-conservative Friedrich Merz in a ballot of CDU party delegates
BREAKING: Armin Laschet has won the run-off vote with 521 votes and is set to be the CDU’s new leader. Friedrich Merz got 466 votes. More on our blog 👠#CDUVorsitz
Keine Experimente! CDU remembers Adenauer’s old maxim and opts for Armin Laschet - not for a wild ride with Friedrich Merz(edes)
#BREAKING : North Rhine-Westphalia premier Armin Laschet wins the leadership of Germany's conservative Christian Democrats, defeating wealthy corporate lawyer Friedrich Merz in a run-off
The close Merkel ally, Armin Laschet, was elected in a digital conference with 521 votes in a run-off against Merkel rival Friedrich Merz, who fetched 466 votes
#BREAKING : Wealthy corporate lawyer Friedrich Merz and North Rhine-Westphalia premier Armin Laschet top the first round of voting for the leadership of Germany's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU)
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The first-round winner is by a narrow margin Friedrich Merz with 385 votes, meaning a runoff vote will be held between Merz and Armin Laschet, who received 380 votes. First round results: - Laschet: 380 - Merz: 385 - Röttgen: 224 More on our live blog 👉
The three candidates — Friedrich Merz, Armin Laschet and Norbert Röttgen — agreed to the date for the party congress.
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