Bavarian State Prime Minister and designated leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Soeder, gestures at the party meeting in Munich, Germany, January 19, 2019. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) - The new leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU) on Saturday promised an era of improved cooperation with Angela Merkel's conservative party, with whom they share power at a federal level, in a bid to win back disillusioned voters.
With European elections in May and four German state votes this year, both the CSU and Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) want to draw a line under their bickering, especially on migrant policy, which nearly brought down the coalition last year.
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