The new leader of CDU Germany becomes Friedrich Merts

Friedrich Merts. Getty Images photo on December 17, Minsk / BELTA/Correspondent. Members of Christian Democrat union Germany (CDU) Germany voted for Friedrich Merts on a post of the new chairman of the party. It was declared today on press conferences by the secretary general of CDU Paul Tsimiak, reports information agency "ITAR-TASS". The former head of parliamentary fraction CDU/CSU Friedrich Merts received more than 62,1% of votes about 400 thousand members of CDU and by that won already the first round. Formally it will be approved on a post during federal congress which will take place on January 21-22 online. As expected, delegates will listen to...