Vladislav Belov “The new CDU chairman election.” Analytical papers № 1, 2021 (№ 231)
On January 16, 2021, online congress of the CDU elected a new party chairman – the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Lachette, who replaced Annegret Kramp Karrenbauer. In contrast to most predictions, Armin Lachette won against the favorite Friedrich Merz. The author analyzes the significance of the event for CDU, assesses the party's prospects for the year of superelections in Germany, and predicts the development of Russian-German relations.
