CDU Leadership Confirms Armin Laschet As Chancellor Candidate

BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 12: Armin Laschet, leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), speaks to the media at CDU headquarters shortly after the CDU leadership confirmed its support for his chancellor candidacy on April 12, 2021 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU and its Bavarian sister party, the CSU, both of which govern together at the federal level and are commonly simple referred to "the Union" in German politics, are on a potential collision course as CSU leader Markus Soeder announced yesterday that he too is ready to run for chancellor should the CSU back him. Germany is scheduled to hold federal elections in September. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)