Chancellor candidacy In NUMBER@1 , PERSON@1 politically out-maneuvered the leader of the ORGANIZATION@1 , PERSON@2 and was elected the CDU/CSU 's candidate for the office of chancellor , challenging PERSON@3 .

Running for Chancellor In NUMBER@1 , PERSON@1 removed the leader of the ORGANIZATION@1 , PERSON@2 , and was made the joint CDU/CSU 's candidate for the office of chancellor , with PERSON@3 -LRB- SPD -RRB- as opponent .
