Before the meeting of the group leaders: There is rumbling in the Union

The parliamentary group chairmen of the CDU and CSU want to analyze the result of the federal election today. In the run-up, there was already strong criticism from within our own ranks – and the demand for personal consequences.

In the afternoon, the chairmen of the CDU and CSU parliamentary groups will meet in Magdeburg to analyze the results of the federal election. The Union had historically performed poorly in the election at the end of September, crashing to 24.1 percent. The SPD became the strongest force and is now exploring the possible formation of a so-called traffic light coalition with the Greens and the FDP.

Altmaier for swift repositioning

In the run-up, there was already strong criticism of the party leadership. Economics Minister Peter Altmaier spoke out in favor of a swift repositioning of the CDU at federal level after he renounced his parliamentary mandate. Altmaier told the German Press Agency that this could and must send a “strong signal of departure”. “That will only succeed if we listen more closely to the party than before.”

The CDU must now make it clear that it has an offer for all voters beyond political extremes. When asked what role CSU boss Markus Söder should have, Altmaier said that Söder had been the Union politician alongside Chancellor Angela Merkel who enjoyed the highest esteem nationwide for over a year. “The new CDU leadership and Markus Söder have to form a strong team. This is the only way to succeed again.”

MP calls for resignation from the Presidium

The CDU MP Christian von Stetten suggested that all members of the party presidium resign. Von Stetten said the “Bild am Sonntag” that the presidium could enforce a candidate for chancellor “against all polls, against the sister party, against the parliamentary group and against the party base” – if the latter does not win the elections, it is not just the candidate for chancellor, but the entire party presidium has an acceptance problem and has to make its offices available. “

Laschet was not solely responsible for the election disaster, said von Stetten, who is chairman of the middle class parliamentary group of the Union parliamentary group, of the newspaper. “Over the years, the members of the Presidium have watered down the CDU’s program and drove Armin Laschet into this hopeless candidacy for Chancellor.”

Merz: CSU “disrespectful and disrespectful”

The CDU politician Friedrich Merz sharply criticized the behavior of the sister party CSU in the election campaign. “The year 2021 marks a low point in our cooperation and our dealings with one another,” he wrote in his newsletter. “We don’t all have to be completely convinced of every decision at all times. But just like in the weeks leading up to the election, in a Union that still calls itself” bourgeois “people simply don’t get along with each other. That was styleless, disrespectful and sometimes rowdy. “

The CDU Presidium will meet on Monday, Laschet wants to present his plans for staff and content renewal there after the historic disaster in the federal election. The Union Chancellor candidate announced on Thursday that he wanted to moderate the renewal process and propose a party congress to the bodies to reorganize.