Armin Laschet

Armin Laschet

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Armin Laschet is a German politician and former Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, known for his leadership role in the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).

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Armin Laschet was the former Ministerpräsident of Nordrhein-Westfalen and a CDU Kanzlerkandidat.

Die Grünen skandalisieren 8 Jahre alte Aussagen
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-02-25
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Armin Laschet, a CDU foreign policy politician, expressed solidarity with the protest movement.

Nach Demo in München: Iran bestellt deutschen Botschafter ein - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-02-18
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Armin Laschet stated that German participation in European nuclear weapons is not a priority.

Debatte um deutsche Beteiligung entbrannt
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2026-02-17
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Senior Christian Democrat Armin Laschet said the proposal risked sending a message to Washington that Germany was voluntarily renouncing the US protective shield.

Germany calls on France to increase defence spending | Germany
The Guardian·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2026-02-16
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Laschet called for a common EU debt and criticized Strack-Zimmermann's views on the USA.

Laschet fordert gemeinsame EU-Verschuldung – und widerspricht Merz - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-02-13
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Armin Laschet's laughter during the flood disaster in 2021 hindered his path to the chancellorship.

Düsseldorf: Ministerin Paul stürzt über ihr Krisenmanagement nach Solingen - Meinung
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-01-28
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Armin Laschet praised Draghi as a 'scientist and manager' during the award announcement.

Mario Draghi erhält Karlspreis 2026 - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2026-01-17
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Armin Laschet, a former candidate for chancellor from Friedrich Merz's conservative CDU party, emphasized the need for Europe to represent its positions.

Žymus Friedricho Merzo partijos narys ragina atnaujinti dialogą su Maskva
15min – major Lithuanian news website·LithuaniaLithuania· 2026-01-16
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Armin Laschet calls for a Franco-German initiative for direct coordination of European plans for a ceasefire in Ukraine with Russia.

Tote und Verletzte an Weihnachten in der Ukraine
Luxemburger Wort·LuxembourgLuxembourg· 2025-12-25
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Armin Laschet represents the CDU in the coalition discussions.

Koalitionsausschuss: Die wichtigsten Beschlüsse von Union und SPD - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-11-28
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Armin Laschet appeared to have a difficult evening during the talk show with Caren Miosga.

Caren Miosga mit Armin Laschet über Friedensplan: Das Schlimmste kommt noch für die Ukraine - Medien
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-11-24
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Armin Laschet appeared to have a difficult evening during the talk show hosted by Caren Miosga.

Caren Miosga: Das Schlimmste kommt noch für die Ukraine - Medien
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-11-24
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Armin Laschet, a former chancellor candidate, commented on the lack of significant party figures among the signatories.

"Compass Mitte": CDU streitet um neue Mitte-Gruppe - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-11-03
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Armin Laschet, a former chancellor candidate, commented on the lack of significant party figures among the signatories.

CDU streitet um neue Mitte-Gruppe - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-11-02
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Armin Laschet, Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Bundestag, criticized the media for falling for the Islamist's disguise as journalists.

News zu Nahost: Von der Hamas übergebene Leichen als Geiseln identifiziert - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-10-31
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Armin Laschet criticized the media for falling for the tactics of Islamists posing as journalists.

News zu Nahost: Israels Armee will Waffenruhe wieder einhalten - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-10-29
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Armin Laschet criticized the media for falling for the tactics of Islamists posing as journalists.

News zu Nahost - Israel: Hamas hat Teile bereits überführter Geisel übergeben - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-10-28
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Armin Laschet described Ursula von der Leyen's actions as 'shocking'.

Zerwürfnis mit der CDU vertieft sich
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-09-28
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Armin Laschet was the candidate for Chancellor from the Union party in the last election.

Im Wechsel mit Julia Ruhs: Tanit Koch moderiert „Klar“ für den NDR - Medien
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-09-19
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Armin Laschet is the head of the Bundestag foreign policy committee who opposed ending cooperation with Israel.

Germany conflicted as public sympathy for Israel begins to shift – The Irish Times
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·IrelandIreland· 2025-09-18
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Armin Laschet referred to Mevlüde Genç as the most impressive woman he has ever met.

Solingen: Mevlüde Genç und der Brandanschlag von 1993. Buchprojekt für Kinder gegen das Vergessen - Politik
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-09-14
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Armin Laschet is mentioned as one of the heads of committees being addressed in letters regarding the use of frozen Russian assets.

В бундестаге призвали тратить российские активы на оборону Украины — РБК
RBC·RussiaRussia· 2025-09-14
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Armin Laschet is a former Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia and a failed chancellor candidate.

«Wir müssen neue Wählerschichten erschliessen»
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-09-04
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Armin Laschet questioned why the government does not daily name the German hostages and demand their release.

Das Schweigen der Deutschen ist beschämend
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-08-05
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Armin Laschet criticized the German government's response to the situation of Israeli hostages.

Kranke Kinder aus Gaza in Deutschland? Die Regierung bremst Pläne zweier Städte
Neue Zürcher Zeitung·SwitzerlandSwitzerland· 2025-08-04
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Armin Laschet mocked Saskia Esken's proposal by stating that 'nothing of that will happen'.

Haushalt 2026: Geld ausgeben, das kann die Regierung. Ihr fehlt der Mut zu Reformen - Meinung
Süddeutsche Zeitung·GermanyGermany· 2025-07-29
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Armin Laschet is one of the German politicians who have awakened to the need for communication channels with Moscow.

Rešitev za konec vojne v Ukrajini, ki jo svet noče slišati že tri leta
Delo – major Slovenian daily, est. 1959·SloveniaSlovenia· 2025-07-20
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