Christian Democratic Union leader and top candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet cast his vote in Aachen, Germany. But his 'secret' vote was revealed because he folded the ballot the wrong way
was ridiculed on social media for a misstep on election day on Sunday, capping a campaign marred by embarrassing gaffes that hurt his popularity.
The election commissioner said that Laschet's vote would not be disqualified because he had voted for his own party, as expected.It was no surprise that Laschet had cast both votes for his Christian Democrats under an The RND group of newspapers wrote on its website that "every school kid in Germany knows that voting should be universal, free, direct, equal and confidential."
Laschet's hopes to succeed Angela Merkel as conservative chancellor have been dimmed as he failed to convince voters he has what it takes to step into her shoes after 16 years.
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