# Söder concedes CDU/CSU chancellor candidacy to Laschet

Date: 2021

On 20 April 2021 [Markus Söder](/people/markus-soder) accepted [Armin Laschet](/people/armin-laschet) as the joint CDU/CSU candidate for chancellor after the CDU board backed Laschet. The two, premiers of Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany's two most populous states, had competed for the nomination of the sister parties.

## People

- Markus Söder: https://factrail.ai/people/markus-soder

## Sources

- https://www.dw.com/en/germany-cdu-party-board-backs-armin-laschet-as-chancellor-candidate/a-57258957
- https://www.politico.eu/article/markus-soder-csu-leader-germany-bavaria/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/soder-loses-chancellor-candidacy-2021-04-20