Merz And Laschet Announce CDU Leadership Candidacies, Spahn Declines

BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 25: Armin Laschet, deputy chairman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU, R) and Prime Minister of Northrhine-Westfalia and German Health Minister and leading German Christian Democrats (CDU) member Jens Spahn (L) arrive for the press conference to announce their CDU Leadership Candidacy, on February 25, 2020 in Berlin, Germany. CDU party will elect new leader in the end of April, as current leader chief Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer announced to step down not seek to become the next chancellor in the 2021 election. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)