last year due to the pen demick and took place mostly online the contest was necessary after aguilar merkel's 2018 pick to leave the party resigned last that's when puts him in a strong position to be c.d.u. chancellor candidate in elections later this year but claiming that spot will hardly be easy. a centrist a team player a successful campaigner for c.d.u. has chosen. to lead it in a year which will see elections in 6 german states and a national vote in september when i go americans time as chancellor will come to an end. in mid air for. i am sure is one of the responsibilities that goes with this office this through and i will do all i can bring us together through this year united states elections in a few weeks. and of federal election. when we want to make sure that the next chancellor is also from this party. can slash in 2017 last should lead the c.d.u. to victory in germany's most populous state north rhine-westphalia and the party is clearly hoping he can keep winning at the polls. by rejecting freidrich merits of businessman who looks likely to move the party to the right the c.d

because of apparent benefits for the german economy so we've just heard from aguilar merkel that she doesn't want to mix european economic interests with politics here. but i consider these extra territorial sanctions to be inappropriate. but besides this angola merkel is among the european leaders the western leaders that are also calling for the immediate release of alexina volley but like i said there are apparent difficulties between the german government and the u.s. governments that are seeking to do rail project and with the incoming u.s. administration things aren't likely to change now coming back to a like saying vali he was arrested at a moscow airport after the arrival from berlin where he was being treated for several months and the reason why he's in trouble with russian law enforcement arm of violations of his probation period because several years ago he was convicted for embezzlement for which he received a suspended sentence and as you can see this story carries on and on and on but we've been hearing from russian officials that the european leaders should not inter

democratic union that makes him the top contender for chancellor in elections later this year aguilar merkel is set to step aside after 16 years in power dominic king reports from berlin that he's led germany's most populous state north rhine-westphalia finale for years now arm in russia will soon be leading his national party with a clear direction in mind in mid after i'm vote on the voice i'm aware of the responsibility of the strobe and i will give my all to walk to give the through this year to win the regional election in only a few short weeks to make sure that we will win the next general elections and provide the chancellor of germany thanks although this vote needs to be confirmed by the entire party membership on friday so many i'm in lash it is a continuity candidate his slogan was that i am the representative of the executive branch so if you vote for me you can be sure you get a leader you get someone actually who had won elections so none of the other 2 candidates actually ever won an election governing in his state during the pandemic has been an ordeal for lash it the number