Armin Laschet, the centrist premier of Germany’s most populous state, has been confirmed as the new leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU) in a postal vote, the party said Friday. It comes after Laschet won 52.6 per cent of the vote for the CDU party’s top post among delegates at its first-ever digital convention last week. The nation’s political establishment is currently gearing up for a slew of elections, including a national poll in September that will determine who replaces Chancellor Angela Merkel. Laschet, an ally of Merkel and premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, fended off a challenge …
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