North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier and head of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party Armin Laschet adjusts his face mask as he leaves after meetings at the CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany, April 19, 2021. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's conservatives threw their weight on Tuesday behind Armin Laschet, a cautious centrist, as their candidate to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor in a September national election instead of his more popular Bavarian rival.
Markus Soeder, leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union (CSU), conceded defeat in his week-long battle with Laschet, chairman of the larger Christian Democrats (CDU), to lead their alliance, dubbed 'the Union', into the Sept. 26 election.
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