Germany: Merkel's party elects new leader

By Geir Moulson
Updated January 16 2021 - 9:59pm, first published 9:53pm
Armin Laschet has been elected leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Germany.
Armin Laschet has been elected leader of the Christian Democratic Union in Germany.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's centre-right party has elected Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany's most populous state, as its new leader - sending a signal of continuity months before an election in which voters will decide who becomes the new chancellor.

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