German conservatives to settle chancellor candidate question this week- Soeder

FILE PHOTO: Bavarian state Premier Markus Soeder speaks during a mourning ceremony for the victims of the COVID 19 coronavirus pandemic in Munich, Germany, March 23, 2021. Sven Hoppe/Pool via REUTERS

MUNICH (Reuters) - Germany's conservative bloc will this week settle the question of who should be their joint chancellor candidate in a September election, Bavarian leader Markus Soeder said on Monday.

"I think we will be in a position this week to reach a decision," Soeder told a news conference in Munich.