If all goes well for him, the unprepossessing figure you see here will be the chancellor of Germany by the end of the year. Probably the best way to think of Armin Laschet is as someone with the ...

The Prime Ministers of Bavaria and Nordrhein-Westfalen have given their backing to a proposal from German Football League (DFL) boss Christian Seifert The Bundesliga could return behind closed doors ...

BERLIN — The contest over who should become Germany’s conservative nominee for chancellor took a dramatic turn early Tuesday after the Christian Democrats (CDU) backed their party leader Armin Laschet ...

A total of 31 of the 46 members of the Christian Democratic Union’s (CDU) executive body backed Mr Laschet in a secret vote. He beat the main rival Markus Soder, the Prime Minister of Bavaria, who ...

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany will exit the world stage in less than six months, and the fight for her seat is pitting the leaders of two sister parties against one another. By Melissa Eddy ...

Candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet speaks during a news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in Hagen, Germany Sept 5, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] Armin Laschet, the chancellor candidate ...

Armin Laschet was chosen by the CDU in January this year to replace outgoing Angela Merkel who announced she would be stepping down after the September German elections. A close ally of Ms Merkel, Mr ...

German Christian Democratic Union Party Leader Armin Laschet briefs the media after a meeting of the party's board at the headquarters in Berlin, Germany, April 12, 2021. [Photo/Agencies] Angela ...

Laschet, the 60-year-old premier for North Rhine-Westphalia was picked over Markus Soder, the popular leader of Bavaria's Christian Social Union. Armin Laschet, leader of Germany's ruling Christian ...

Last week, 59-year-old Armin Laschet was elected the chairperson of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Germany’s ruling party. The CDU, along with its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social ...

The Bundesliga could return behind closed doors as early as May 9, according to the Prime Ministers of two German states. Markus Soder, the Prime Minister of Bavaria and Armin Laschet, the Prime ...