Merkel ally Armin Laschet elected new leader of Germany's CDU party
FRANCE24, 16 Jan 2021
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party on Saturday chose Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany’s most populous state, as its new leader — sending a signal of continuity months before an election in which voters will decide who becomes the new chancellor.
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