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Armin Laschet ( German pronunciation: [ˈaʁmiːn ˈlaʃət] ⓘ; born 18 February 1961) is a German politician who served as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 27 June 2017 to 26 October 2021. He served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 22 January 2021 to 31 January 2022. He was elected to the German ...
Jan 16, 2021 · Armin Laschet is a short, cheerful chap. The popular premier of Germany's most populous state, North Rhine-Westphalia, he throws himself with gusto into traditional carnival celebrations.
Apr 20, 2021 · 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. The leader of the Christian Democrat (CDU ...
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Apr 20, 2021 · Armin Laschet is the recently elected CDU leader, and current premier of North Rhine-Westphalia. Armin Laschet has won the backing of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party to run as a centre ...
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- The conciliator. Many in the CDU establishment were convinced that Laschet should be their man despite his disappointing performance in opinion polls because he has a talent for bringing disparate factions together, strengthening the cohesion of the party.
- EU fan. In making his case for the candidacy, Laschet never tired of stressing his European credentials. A former MEP, Laschet grew up near the Belgian and Dutch borders in Aachen, the home of Charlemagne, with whom he claims kinship.
- Pandemic problems. Laschet’s image as a crisis manager suffered this year as the pandemic worsened again in Germany. He and other state premiers were involved in fractious meetings between the federal and state leaders, which often produced confusing results.
- Policy positions. Laschet may not be a polarizer, but he does hold some views that are bound to at least irritate some, be it at home or abroad. He is considered by some critics to be a Russlandversteher, a derogatory term for people who take a soft stance on Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Jun 21, 2021 · Armin Laschet is not one of them. As the frontrunner to win September’s Bundestag election and succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor, he wants to see a swift return to fiscal orthodoxy and ...
Apr 20, 2021 · Christian Democratic Union party chairman and North Rhine-Westphalia state governor Armin Laschet attends a news conference at the party’s headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 20, 2021. Armin Laschet will lead Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc as chancellor candidate into the German election in September.
