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German conservatives pick coal-friend Laschet as candidate to succeed Merkel

State premier of North-Rhine-Westphalia to run against Annalena Baerbock from the Greens and finance minister Olaf Scholz from the Social Democrats

North-Rhine-Westphalia state premier Armin Laschet and Chancellor Angela Merkel visit the Zeche Zollverein former coal mine and coking plant, today a UNESCO World Heritage site
North-Rhine-Westphalia state premier Armin Laschet and Chancellor Angela Merkel visit the Zeche Zollverein former coal mine and coking plant, today a UNESCO World Heritage siteFoto: Pool/Getty Images
Published 20 April 2021, 15:04Updated 21 April 2021, 07:25
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