Armin Laschet Backed by Merkel Party in Chancellor Race
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Armin Laschet has won the backing of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party to run as a centre-right candidate to succeed her in September's elections, BBC reports.
The leader of the Christian Democrat (CDU) was supported by 77.5% of the party's executive board members.
His rival Markus Söder, who heads the CDU's Bavarian sister party the CSU, was supported by 22.5% of the board.
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