![FILE PHOTO: North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier and head of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Armin Laschet speaks to journalists after meetings at the CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany, April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi/File Photo](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/2JOWT2TCJGKBQM4GFWWY2GGVCM.jpg?smart=true&auth=a1fbeedd1b946e1a12f34aee90e2b12673c396cfd37574745cc76ff3705934e7&width=400&height=225)
Armin Laschet will lead Angela Merkel's party into September's German election. Reuters
Armin Laschet will lead Angela Merkel's party into September's German election. Reuters
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