![Armin Laschet, the leader of Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU), during a televised debate on Sunday. Reuters](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/ZCHJKCAWNBLUX4MF3BHWAKDDQY.jpg?smart=true&auth=06829ed985b5e2ccf5e97b9e943482651a43670a00c3ea9e0f752682ee70f349&width=400&height=225)
Armin Laschet, the leader of Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU), during a televised debate on Sunday. Reuters
Armin Laschet, the leader of Germany's Christian Democrats (CDU), during a televised debate on Sunday. Reuters
Armin Laschet takes attack to rivals in first German election debate
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