Open this photo in gallery North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier and the CDU candidate for

party and Olaf Scholz, on Sept.... Armin Laschet is the CDU’s chancellor candidate. The Social

BERLIN( Reuters)-Germany's Christian Democrats( CDU) expressed concern on Monday at the scale of

the Sept.... 26 election, party sources said on Monday. Armin Laschet, leader of Merkel's

Germany's conservative leader Armin Laschet has said he is ready to stand down as head of the

emergency.... Mrs Merkel is due to step down in September and CDU leader Armin Laschet has been tipped to

He told conservative party leaders at a testy closed-door meeting in Berlin on Monday, according to

minister since 2014 and a deputy national leader of her party, to CDU incumbent Tobias Hans.“ This is

The German Chancellor will retire from German politics next month after 16 years in power.... Of those who voted for the Union in 2017, only 24 percent would vote for Laschet. From the point of view of many voters, Markus S？... der would also be attractive to other parties: 27 percent of the voters of other parties can imagine electing him as chancellor....

Germany’s election campaign thus far has been turbulent with the Greens in lead position earlier this year, polling ahead of the ruling conservative alliance headed by the outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel.... However, a series of missteps and controversies have negatively impacted the party’s position, but environmental issues remain in the hearts of German voters. Germans will head to the polls to cast their ballots and decide the nation’s political future on September 26. After 16 years of s