It took a long time, a very long time – and for some in the party, too long. But now the CDU has found the strength to make a clear cut. Membership in the ultra-conservative values union should in future be incompatible with membership in the CDU. Friedrich Merz announced this. Merz of all people, one might say. Because the Union of Values was one of those who campaigned for Merz as CDU leader.
CDU and Union of Values: The long road to separation – Politics
