Merkel's conservatives back Laschet as chancellor candidate
Angela Merkel's conservative party early on Tuesday firmly backed Armin Laschet to be the conservative bloc's chancellor candidate at Germany's upcoming elections, hoping to draw a line under a bitter battle with challenger Markus Söder.
Merkel's conservatives fail to reach deal on who will be chancellor candidate
Two conservative leaders locked in battle for Angela Merkel's crown failed to reach a deal by their self-imposed deadline, pushing the chancellor's CDU-CSU alliance deeper into crisis Monday months before elections.
What you need to know about the two men vying to replace Merkel as German Chancellor
Germany's ruling conservatives are locked in a bitter dispute over who they want to succeed Angela Merkel as chancellor when Germany goes to the polls in September.
German conservatives mull Merkel succession amid slumping poll ratings
With less than six months to go until a general election and their poll ratings plummeting, Angela Merkel's conservatives are meeting for crunch talks Sunday as pressure builds to pick their chancellor candidate.
New head of Merkel's CDU under fire for pandemic comments
Armin Laschet, the new head of Germany's conservative CDU party, is known as an ally of Angela Merkel -- but has come under fire for distancing himself from the chancellor's pandemic policy.