The 2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election was held on 14 May 2017 to elect the members of the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia. The incumbent coalition government of the Social Democratic Party
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The lead candidates after a TV debate.
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Armin Laschet is a German politician who served as Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2017 to 2021 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2021 to 2022. He was a candidate
2017 North Rhine-Westphalia state election
…was defeated. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) became the largest party and formed a coalition with the Free Democratic Party (FDP). CDU leader Armin Laschet was subsequently elected Minister-President. This election was the last election in which an incumbent Minister-President was defeated until the 2022…
Laschet in 2018
Laschet with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen in 2015, while they were deputy leaders of the CDU