FILE PHOTO: Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) politician Friedrich Merz speaks during an interview with Reuters in Berlin, Germany, January 14, 2020. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - Friedrich Merz would fare best among those aspiring to lead Germany's governing Christian Democrats (CDU) into the next national election against the leader of their potential main rivals, the opposition Greens, a poll showed on Sunday.
The CDU was thrown into disarray this week when leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer stood down little over a year into the job. She must now find a successor to steer the conservative party through the election, due by Oct. 2021, after Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would not seek a fifth term.
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