Merkel Successor Race Widens As Soeder Throws Hat In The Ring
Pressure is mounting in the CDU to name a candidate for parliamentary elections on Sept. 26, in which Merkel will not stand at the helm of her party for the first time in 16 years. Both Bavaria’s state premier, Markus Soeder and the Christian Democrats (CDU) leader Armin Laschet are willing to replace Chancellor Angela … Read more