Friedrich Merts is elected the leader of CDU

Members of the German party Christian Democrat union Germany elected the new chairman. Friedrich Merts became him. The secretary general of CDU Paul Tsimiak. Earlier Friedrich Merts headed parliamentary fraction CDU/CSU. On inner-party elections 62,1% from 400 thousand party members voted for it candidate. Officially it will be confirmed to the post at federal congress of CDU which will take place at the end of January. Besides Friedrich Merts candidates nominated the to a position of the chairman of the party the ex-head of department of the federal chancellor to Khelge Reynkhold Brown, and also the former chairman of the parliamentary...