Bavarian State Premier and a leader of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Soder speaks to the media as he leaves after a CDU/CSU fraction meeting in Berlin, Germany April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
BERLIN (Reuters) - Bavarian Markus Soeder got a boost on Friday in the race to become the conservative bloc's chancellor candidate ahead of German election in September as a poll showed he is considerably more popular among voters than his rival Armin Laschet.
With Christian Democrat (CDU) Chancellor Angela Merkel stepping down after the election, pressure is mounting on the bloc to agree on a candidate as its ratings wallow near a one-year low.
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