In his own words, the North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister Armin Laschet is sadly leaving office.
"It's like in private life: when a section ends, there is also melancholy associated with it," said the CDU chairman on Friday at the end of the Prime Minister's Conference (MPK) in Koenigswinter.
"I was very happy to be Prime Minister, because this office naturally combines two things."
Königswinter - On the one hand, you can shape things as a head of government.
On the other hand, you also represent the country and meet many people.
"It's different with federal functions, it's more about governing," said Laschet.
Nevertheless, he is also looking forward to the upcoming new beginning.
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With Laschet as candidate for chancellor in the federal election almost four weeks ago, the Union had a historically poor result.
Laschet had previously said that he would see his place in Berlin even in the event of an election defeat.
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