The two rivals contending to replace Angela Merkel as Germany’s conservative chancellor candidate in the upcoming September election went toe-to-toe on Tuesday in a battle to win over fellow parliamentarians.
The battle between Armin Laschet, the leader of Merkel’s Christian Democrats, and Bavarian CSU leader Markus Soeder has gone from friendly to dirty in the last two days, with a rift in their parliamentary bloc a real possibility, according to Reuters.
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