armin laschet and friedrich merz. armin laschet and friedrich merz.ice. he is a very popular chap, actually. he is a very popular chap, actually. he leads the state of which the most popular one in germany. he made much in his campaign and into des's speech and before the vote that of the three candidates he is the only one in government right now. he talked about the day to day experience he has in dealing with all of the challenges that the three candidates were talking about. the question now, of course, is whether the party will indeed put him forward as their chancellor candidate in september. we are going to have to wait and see. they won't make a final decision on that person until the spring. let's speak again to professor andreas rodder who's an historian at johannes gutenberg university of mainz. hejoins me now. thank you very much for coming back. we talked a bit about armin laschet plus mega significance. before we talk a bit more about him, let's reflect on angela merkel. —— armin laschet�*s significance. angela merkel has seen off us pre

friedrich merz wants to turn the cdu back to its conservative roots. a man came to see the end of merkel-style center -- a man keen to see the end of merkel-sized centrist politics. >> i believe that in politics nothing and nobody is irreplaceable. >> still the underdog, another candidate has carved out a chance for leadership by pushing his plan for germany as a strategic global player. >> strength is the answer, and strength only comes through unity, so we need a european-china strategy. it also means germany has to stop simply seeing china as one of its most important markets. >> the next party leader will also be in a position to run as chancellor. latest numbers suggest it will be a close call when 1001 delegates vote saturday with merz slightly in the lead. but when asked who is most likely to become the next chancellor, a study -- a stunning 80% list someone not even on the list. there's another dark horse with potential. germany's health minister is leaving his options open, too, so the answer to who will succeed angela merkel s chancellor may

and after a decade away from politics, millionaire businessman friedrich merz excites traditionaliststics. this senior politician is one of 1001 delegates who will vote this weekend in a secret ballot. we don't need someone, she says, who just wants to differentiate themselves from angela merkel. these were good times for germany, but after 16 years, we do need a fresh start. what matters to me is that we as a people's party win more female voters, more people from an immigration background, that we have gender parity in the government and that we improve our policies on climate change and digitalisation. you might assume, and it has often been the case, that the new party leader will become germany's next chancellor. it's not that simple. it will be spring before the party finally decides who is going to lead them into that election as their chancellor candidate. after all, they've got to be sure he's going to win. and the pandemic has shifted the political landscape, raised the profile of other politicians. the health ministerjens spahn and the bavarian prime minister markus soder h

i think most people thought it would be, as indeed it was, a run—off between mr laschet, and friedrich merz's most populous state. and he made much, actually, during his campaign and then in today's speech before the vote, of the fact that of the three candidates, he is the only one who is in government right now. he runs that state. he spoke a lot about the day—to—day experience he has of dealing with all of the challenges that the three candidates were talking about. big question now of course is whether the party will indeed put him forward as their chancellor candidate in september. we are going to have to wait and see because they will not make a final decision on that person until the spring. prince william has spoken about the impact of seeing death and suffering while working as an air ambulance pilot. in a video call with emergency responders and counsellors from hospice uk'sjust b bereavement support line, he said he could understand the immense pressure front line staff were under. a lot of the people, a lot of the public don't understand that when you're surrounded by that level

the three contenders have been reduced to two. businessman friedrich merz, who is a conservative andh rhine—westphalia who is seen as a moderate. stefan kornelius is political editor of the newspaper sueddeutsche zeitung. hejoins me from munich. we should sketch out a bit of the background. people around the world and uk may not be familiar with this. this is about who leads the christian democrat party, not necessarily who becomes chancellor, but it could be an important indicator of that, couldn't it? ht indicator of that, couldn't it? ut is a powerful position which has now been decided. the reader will definitely have a say in who runs for the party in the upcoming general elections. never the less, it is a consecrated party. it is divided in germany and we have a sister party in bavaria and the csu's leader, the bavarian prime minister, is also a contender for the chancellorship. it is a decisive battle for who goes into the elections for the conservative leader. ~ ., ., ., _ elections for the conservative leader. ~ ., ., ., leader. what about the legacy of an . ler leader. what

i think most people thought it would be, as indeed it was, a run—off between mr laschet and friedrich merz—westphalia, germany's most populous state. and he made much, actually, during his campaign and then in today's speech before the vote, of the fact that other three candidates, he is the only one who is in government right now. he runs that state. he spoke a lot about the day—to—day experience he has of dealing with all of the challenges that the three candidates were talking about. big question now of course is whether the party will indeed put him forward as their chancellor candidate in september. we are going to have to wait and see because they will not make a final decision on that person until the spring. it's been a source of tension between britain and spain for centuries, but the border which separates gibraltarfrom the spanish mainland could be taken down this year as part of a post—brexit agreement. the deal — which will allow the free movement of people — is prompting questions about the long—term future of the british territory. our europe correspondent gavin lee reports.

that was against a rather right candidate, a right—winger, rather, friedrich merz.n and so on.- is all about unity and identity polarisation and so on. what does it sa to ou polarisation and so on. what does it say to you about _ polarisation and so on. what does it say to you about the _ polarisation and so on. what does it say to you about the mood - polarisation and so on. what does it say to you about the mood in i polarisation and so on. what does it i say to you about the mood in germany at the moment, then, given armin laschet has this?— laschet has this? within the cdu, the -a , laschet has this? within the cdu, the party. there — laschet has this? within the cdu, the party, there are _ laschet has this? within the cdu, the party, there are lots - laschet has this? within the cdu, the party, there are lots of - the party, there are lots of divisions, frankly. but all polls have shown that armin laschet, or rather a centrist angle is wanted by the public. the problem is, i guess, armin laschet is not very exciting, he is not spectacular or anything, but it se

most people thought it would be between armin laschet and friedrich merz.andidates he is the only one in government right now. he talks about having day to day experience with dealing with all of the challenges the three candidates were talking about. big question now is whether the party will put them forward as their chancellor candidate in september. we will have to wait and see because there won't be a final decision on that person until the spring. police chiefs in the uk say that investigations have been compromised after thousands of fingerprint, dna and arrest records were accidentally deleted from the national computer. a letter sent by the national police chiefs council — and seen by bbc news — says the mistake might prevent officers from linking offenders to crime scenes. policing minister kit malthouse said officers are trying to recover the data. labour says the home secretary, priti patel will be responsible for criminals walking free . it's been a source of tension between britain and spain for centuries — but the border which separates gibra

the more conservatives want friedrich merz, and armin laschet has the biggest state behind him.'t know who is going to win this race. guy: yeah, hard to run a digital election if some of the people involved struggle with what a browser is. we will get the results late saturday, maybe early sunday, when we fix all the technical difficulties. iq for joining us today for that we greatly appreciate it. the director of bruegel. and little tick higher during the -- we are down but off our lows. it certainly has been a day that we have seen the cyclicals coming under pressure, the minors, oil, all down today. those are your final numbers. the u.s. is closed monday. we will have a press conference, boris johnson at 5:00 p.m. on the time, 12:00 p.m. eastern. the full on the table show coming up on digital radio at the top of the hour. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: this is bloomberg markets, the european close. i'm ritika gupta live in the principal room. this is bloomberg. ♪ alix: house speaker nancy pelosi talking about impeachment and also president-elect biden's plan. managers are prep

i think most people thought it would be, as indeed it was, a run—off between mr laschet, and friedrich merz, germany's most populous state. and he made much, actually, during his campaign and then in today's speech before the vote, of the fact that of the three candidates, he is the only one who is in government right now. he runs that state. he spoke a lot about the day—to—day experience he has of dealing with all of the challenges that the three candidates were talking about. big question now of course is whether the party will indeed put him forward as their chancellor candidate in september. we are going to have to wait and see because they will not make a final decision on that person until the spring. uganda's long—time leader yoweri museveni has been declared the winner of the country's presidential election. museveni has held the post since 1986. uganda's electoral commission has dismissed allegations of vote rigging, made by opposition candidate bobi wine, a former pop star. dozens of people were killed during violence in the run—up to the election. the uk, france and germany are w

and after a decade away from politics, millionaire businessman friedrich merz excites traditionalistsneed a fresh start. what matters to me is that we as a people's party win more female voters, more people from immigrant backgrounds, that we have gender parity in the government and that we improve our policies on climate change and digitalisation. you might assume, and it has often been the case, that the new party leader will become germany's next chancellor. it's not that simple. it will be spring before the party finally decides who is going to lead them into that election as their chancellor candidate. after all, they've got to be sure he's going to win. and the pandemic has shifted the political landscape, raised the profile of other politicians. the health ministerjens spahn and the bavarian prime minister markus soder have performed well under pressure. both men insisted they don't want the topjob, but no one believes them. the young people, they know only a woman being chancellor for nearly 16 years, so we all ask ourselves, will a man be able to be chancellor? but on the oth