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The conservatives have suffered a resounding defeat in the first state election since voting in its new leadership, losing its hold on tiny Saarland after 23 years in power. How does that bode for the future?
Members of the Christian Democratic Union have chosen Friedrich Merz to chair their party now in opposition for the first time in 16 years. A prominent conservative, he is expected to shift the CDU to the right.
Armin Laschet, the leader of Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats, says he will quit as head of Germany's most populous state. The announcement came as he took responsibility for the party's poor election performance.
The Christian Democrats will have to rebuild without Angela Merkel. Friedrich Merz and Norbert Röttgen are already vying for the new CDU leadership, while a few young players are hoping to reshape the party.