Germany’s CDU Picks Laschet as Leader

The transcript discusses the implications of the CDU's new leadership choice, which aligns with Merkel's centrist and pro-European legacy. This choice may affect Germany's international relations, especially with the Biden administration, due to policies like 5G integration and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. Domestically, the CDU's centrist stance challenges the SPD and Greens by blurring ideological distinctions, with Olaf Schultz as the SPD's chancellor candidate.

What is the primary political stance of the new CDU leader?

• Centrist and anti-European

• Far-left and anti-European

• Centrist and pro-European

• Far-right and anti-European

How might the new CDU leader's policies be perceived by the Biden administration?

• Indifferent

• Potentially critical

• Fully supportive

• Highly favorable

How does the CDU's choice of a centrist leader affect the SPD and the Greens?

• It makes them more popular

• It undercuts their distinctiveness

• It strengthens their distinctiveness

• It has no effect

Who is the SPD's candidate for Chancellor?

• Olaf Schultz

• Armin Laschet

• Emmanuel Macron

• Angela Merkel

What is the SPD's political orientation compared to their chancellor candidate?

• The party is centrist, but the candidate is left-wing

• The party is left-wing, but the candidate is centrist

• Both are centrist

• Both are far-right