The CDU couldn’t expect anything more, and it didn’t expect anything more: Friedrich Merz gave a speech on Monday that primarily dealt with the fundamentals. It contained a few reminders, such as the fact that peace does not come from peacefulness alone. It was free of accidents and negligence, which may have helped Merz’s strict adherence to the manuscript. For example, he criticized the Greens in the way a CDU leader must do – but without exposing them to contempt, as his CSU colleague always believes is appropriate. His party thanked him with a 90 percent result.
Friedrich Merz at the party conference: He did well – opinion
