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In Germany, the 'Union' party CDU just picked Armin Laschet as candidate for Chancellor. As a result, the conservatives slumped in the polls. The center-left Greens are now the strongest party in Germany, by far.

Armin Laschet just became candidate for Chancellor for Germany's conservative Christian-Democratic Union (CDU) and the Bavarian Christian-Social Union (CSU). He…

In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative CDU and its Bavarian sister party CSU may — or may not — have a candidate for Chancellor. Armin Laschet, the…

After a long process, Germany's conservative party CDU has a new leader. Armin Laschet, the First Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, won against two other candidates.Photo: Imanuel

On Friday night, Angela Merkel's conservative CDU started its first digital party convention. Only a few officials were present in Berlin, while 1,001 delegates…

Germany's last major party, the conservative CDU, is scheduled to vote for a new chairman this week. The winner might become Chancellor in September.

In three years, Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU and First Minister Markus Söder's CSU have not been this strong. According to a new poll, 40 percent of all German voters would choose one of those parties if there were general elections today.

After weeks of discussions within Angela Merkel's CDU, two unofficial candidates for the conservative party's leadership became official today, and one dropped…

In Angela Merkel's conservative CDU, a new leader and her successor as Chancellor are being sought. There are five hopefuls. Who is the right guy for the party…

Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, also known as 'AKK', intends to step down from her post as the leader of Angela Merkel's conservative party CDU. And she will not become the party's candidate for the Chancellery.