Members Christian Democrat union Germany supported nomination Friedrich Merts on a post of the new leader of the party

Members Christian Democrat union Germany (CDU) Germany voted for candidate Friedrich Merts on a post of the new chairman of the party. About it reports Spiegel. The former head of parliamentary fraction CDU/CSU Friedrich Merts received 62,1% of votes, having won a victory in the first round. The former head of department of the federal chancellor to Khelge Reynkhold Brown received 12,1% of votes, the ex-chairman of committee of the Bundestag on foreign policy Rettgen Norbert — 25,8%. In January, 2021 as the chairman of CDU elected the head of the federal land Northern Rhine — Westphalia Armin Laschet. In the first round on vote of delegates of online congress...