CDU General Secretary Linnemann considers a possible coalition with the Greens to be problematic. He did not rule this out, but preferred a civil alliance, he told “Bild am Sonntag”.
Before the CDU federal party conference, General Secretary Carsten Linnemann distanced himself from the Greens. After the next federal election we will talk to the eco-party, but he is critical of an alliance, he told “Bild am Sonntag”.
“It’s totally normal that you have to talk openly with everyone. That’s central. This also includes the Greens. But it’s also clear, Friedrich Merz made it clear, that the Greens are the furthest away from us in this traffic light. ” With these Greens there would never have been a coalition agreement with the CDU, said Linnemann. “They’re just unsettling the entire country.”
According to the report, party leader Merz has not yet ruled out holding talks with the Greens about a possible coalition after the federal election, while Linnemann is hoping for a civil coalition. “Friedrich Merz expressed: Dear FDP, make an effort, otherwise we won’t get a middle-class majority. I think that’s what we need now. And that also requires a strong FDP. But these Greens, it won’t work with them,” he told the newspaper.
Günther: Orientate more towards Merkel
The Schleswig-Holstein Prime Minister Daniel Günther (CDU) called on his party to orient itself more closely towards the policies of the former Chancellor Angela Merkel. “We cannot reach many of those who voted for the CDU under Merkel at the moment – but they are not unreachable,” he told the newspapers of the Funke media group.
For example, there are many dissatisfied Green Party voters who would be willing to change, says Günther. “We should bind all the voters that we appealed to under Angela Merkel. Angela Merkel’s centrist course was her recipe for success.”
The entire party leadership will also be re-elected at the CDU convention. The result from party leader Merz is awaited with particular excitement. In 2022, he was elected as the successor to Merkel, who led the party until 2018, at only the third attempt. Since then, the CDU has taken a somewhat more conservative course again.