(ANSA-AFP) - BERLIN, APR 12 - The head of German Chancellor
Angela Merkel's CDU voiced confidence ahead of a key meeting
Monday that the party's top brass will back him as their
chancellor candidate despite a challenge from his Bavarian
counterpart. CDU chief Armin Laschet and Markus Soeder, the head
of the smaller Bavarian sister CSU party, both said Sunday they
were open to leading the centre-right alliance into elections in
September. The CDU's senior leadership is meeting in Berlin on
Monday to discuss the next steps as they look to chart a path
towards a post-Merkel era against the backdrop of plummeting
public support. While the top brass is not expected to deliver a
final decision on the chancellor candidate immediately, which
way it leans would be a key sign of who the alliance would end
up picking. (ANSA-AFP).
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