[HIGHLIGHTS] CDU boss reaches for candidacy for chancellor: Merz does it – and what does Söder do?

CDU boss reaches for candidacy for chancellor: Merz does it – and what does Söder do?. As of: March 6, 2024, 5:30 p.m By: Georg Anastasiadis CommentsPressSplit Friedrich Merz recommends himself as the Union's candidate for chancellor.

The debate about Markus S Öder's candidacy should now be over, writes Merkur editor-in-chief Georg Anastsiadis. The office of Federal President will become vacant in the spring of 2027.