- Title: CDU candidate Laschet votes in German key state election
- Date: 14th May 2017
- Summary: AACHEN, GERMANY (MAY 14, 2017) (REUTERS) EXTERIOR OF POLLING STATION PEOPLE WAITING IN FRONT OF POLLING STATION SIGN SHOWING DIRECTIONS TO POLLING STATION (SOUNDBITE) (German) VOTER, KLAUS URBAN, SAYING (ASKED ABOUT HIS HOPES FOR THE ELECTION): "As usual, a good democracy and finally a change, so that we can forget the 50 years of SPD being in the lead." (SOUNDBITE) (German) VOTER, THOMAS MEIER, SAYING: "I hope for more activity in politics and I think there will be a change." (SOUNDBITE) (German) VOTER, DIRK OSSENBUEHL, SAYING: "I think it is most important that we have a high voter turnout, and simply that SPD, CDU and FDP come out the strongest as parties I have the most confidence in improving things." SIGN OF POLLING STATION CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC (CDU) CANDIDATE, ARMIN LASCHET, AND HIS WIFE SUSANNE ARRIVING AT POLLING STATION LASCHET WALKING INTO POLLING STATION VARIOUS OF LASCHET AND HIS WIFE SUSANNE PICKING UP PAPERS / SUSANNE CASTING HER VOTE PEOPLE AT POLLING STATION LASCHET CASTING HIS VOTE AND LEAVING POLLING STATION (SOUNDBITE) (German) CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC (CDU) CANDIDATE FOR NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA (NRW) ELECTION, ARMIN LASCHET, SAYING: "This state (NRW) can't afford unresolved situations lasting for months. There are important decision pending such as G8, G9, school policies, Kindergarten financing, inner security and therefore we are going to see tomorrow which government will be possible." LASCHET TALKING TO REPORTERS (SOUNDBITE) (German) CHRISTIAN DEMOCRATIC (CDU) CANDIDATE FOR NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA (NRW) ELECTION, ARMIN LASCHET, SAYING: "Yes, I wish for us to become the strongest party, this is our aim, we have to catch up on a lot. North Rhine-Westphalia was always a difficult state for the CDU. And if that works out today, it would be a nice success." (REPORTER ASKING WHAT HE WISHES FOR INCUMBENT HANNELORE KRAFT) "I wish her a nice Sunday as well. I can understand how straining such a day can be for both of us. And yes, I wish her a slightly worse result than me." LASCHET TALKING TO MEDIA
- Embargoed: 28th May 2017 11:17
- Keywords: vote Armin Laschet CDU SPD key state election North Rhine-Westphalia
- Location: AACHEN, GERMANY
- City: AACHEN, GERMANY
- Country: Germany
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA0016GT885J
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