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Even before the Bundestag elections, Armin Laschet’s campaign to become the CDU/CSU’s candidate for chancellor was a battle much like boxing, which was coincidently one of the activities he staged as part of his electoral campaign. However, this battle to represent the CDU/CSU as candidate for chancellor was ultimately won by Laschet after a weeks-long […]
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Merkel successor hopeful Armin Laschet apologises for book plagiarism
July 31st, 2021 
Awake Goy A politician hoping to replace Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel late this year has apologised for committing plagiarism in a 2009 book. Armin Laschet, the CDU nominee to succeed Merkel, admitted that he failed to credit a source in his book about immigration. “There are obviously mistakes for which I bear responsibility … I would like […]
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No Comments »German chancellor election: CDU’s Laschet secures place on ballot after party top brass pick him over CSU-friendly rival Soeder
April 20th, 2021 Awake Goy Germany’s center-right CDU/CSU Union will field CDU chairman Armin Laschet as its candidate for chancellorship at the upcoming general election. He was overwhelmingly supported by his party’s bosses. The CDU executive board held a six-hour virtual debate on Monday evening to discuss whether to nominate Laschet or CSU leader Markus Soeder as the alliance’s candidate […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: ballot, chancellor, election, German, laschet, place, secures No Comments »German election: CDU backs Armin Laschet as its candidate to succeed Merkel
April 20th, 2021 Awake Goy Armin Laschet, leader of Germany’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU), on Monday evening secured the ticket to be his party’s candidate to succeed Angela Merkel in September’s election. Laschet won 77.5 per cent of the vote at an internal party meeting. His rival, Markus Söder, leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU) — the CDU’s […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: armin, backs, candidate, election, German, laschet, succeed No Comments »German conservatives Laschet and Soeder put themselves forward to succeed Merkel
April 12th, 2021 Awake Goy The contest to succeed Angela Merkel as the centre-right candidate for Chancellor in this September’s Bundestag election has been opened after the leaders of both Bavaria’s Christian Social Union (CSU) and the Christian Democrats (CDU) said on Sunday they were ready to run for the post. Speaking after attending a meeting of the executive committee […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: Conservatives, forward, German, laschet, soeder, succeed, themselves No Comments »Germany’s ruling party picks centrist Armin Laschet as its new leader
January 17th, 2021 Awake Goy Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has elected a new chairman, picking centrist politician Armin Laschet, the premier of Germany’s most populous state North Rhine-Westphalia, as its new leader. The first-ever digital election was held by CDU on Saturday, with Laschet defeating his main contender, hardliner conservative Friedrich Merz, in a runoff ballot. The centrist politician […]
Armin Laschet confirmed as leader of Angela Merkel’s CDU party
January 16th, 2021 Awake Goy Armin Laschet has become the new leader of the Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) party in Germany. He takes the helm months before an election to decide who will replace Ms Merkel as chancellor, when she steps down later this year. While the vote confrming the new CDU leader is not the final word on […]
Armin Laschet elected new leader of Germany’s CDU party
January 16th, 2021 Awake Goy Armin Laschet has been chosen as the new leader of Germany’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union party. The decision as to who would take up the mantle of leadership of the CDU – the party of current chancellor Angela Merkel’s – comes months before an election to see who will be the country’s new chancellor. Seen […]
