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Politico (12 April 2021)

By Matthew Karnitschnig

Berlin

After months of polite jousting, soft jabs and gentle ripostes, the friendly duel over Angela Merkel’s succession finally reached its inevitable final round: a battle to the death.

The two men vying to become the conservative standard bearer in the race for chancellor – Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Armin Laschet and Markus Söder, head of the center-right alliance’s Bavarian wing, the Christian Social Union — squared off on Monday (from afar), each claiming he was the rightful heir to Merkel’s mantle. 

“My position is clear,” Laschet said after receiving the strong endorsement for his candidacy from the CDU’s executive committee. “I want a modern Germany!” 

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