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BIZARRE: German conservatives elect right winger merz as new party leader - You Need To See This

Friedrich Merz CDU Germany Olaf Scholz Armin Laschet Social Democrats

Christian Democratic Party (CDU) designated Chairman Friedrich Merz speaks during a virtual party congress at the party headquarters, in Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/Pool

Germany's centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) on Saturday elected arch-conservative Friedrich Merz their party leader to follow the more centrist Armin Laschet, who lost September's national election to Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats.

Merz, who has promised a break with the CDU's centrist course pursued by Angela Merkel during her 16-year tenure as chancellor, got nearly 95% of the valid votes during a virtual party conference, party secretary general Paul Ziemiak said.

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