Status: 02/02/2023 10:43 p.m Two climate activists from the "last generation" disrupted a speech by CDU leader Merz. He responded with an allusion to a trip to Asia by other activists. The "Last Generation" recently complained about double standards. Climate protection activists of the "last generation" disrupted a speech by CDU chairman Friedrich Merz in Mainz. During a party event for the mayoral election in the city, two women sat down in front of the lectern with a banner and...
The parliamentary secretary of the Union faction, Thorsten Frei, recently encouraged a coalition break and proposed a Jamaica coalition led by the Union. But would Friedrich Merz be the right candidate for chancellor? Recently, when it was not yet clear whether Olaf Scholz would deliver battle tanks to Ukraine, the CDU had an idea. Thorsten Frei, after all the not insignificant parliamentary secretary of the Union faction, turned to the Greens and Liberals, whom he believed the chancellor was too...
star survey Almost every second person considers Friedrich Merz to be a strong leader - with Olaf Scholz it is only one in four Friedrich Merz (r), CDU federal chairman, walks next to Alexander Dobrindt (l) © Michael Kappeler / DPA During the tussle over tank supplies for Ukraine, the polls for Scholz fell. A new survey shows: Friedrich Merz is currently considered by more citizens to be a strong leader and competent than the chancellor - Scholz appears trustworthy...
Status: 01/29/2023 06:02 a.m The new chairman of the Value Union, Maassen, is not wanted in the CDU. Party leader Merz justified this in the "Bild am Sonntag" with his language and the ideas that he was expressing. For the CDU leader Friedrich Merz, "the measure is full". He no longer sees a place in the CDU for the new chairman of the Values Union, Hans-Georg Maassen. "We have asked Mr. Maaßen to leave the party. It is not easy...
Germany Ex-President for the Protection of the Constitution Maassen new chairman of the Union of Values – Merz calls for party exit As of 3:12 a.m | Reading time: 4 minutes "Mr Maassen has become the specter of the Union" The CDU has succeeded in presenting the union of values as a "party-damaging bunch," says political scientist Werner Patzelt. The background is the candidacy of the former head of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution for the presidency...
parties Merz: No place for Maassen in the CDU The former President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hans-Georg Maassen, continues to cause disputes within his party. photo © Heiko Rebsch/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa "Racism against whites", "red-green racial theory": With his statements, Hans-Georg Maaßen again angered some party colleagues - but at the same time he was elected chairman of the Union of Values. The CDU chairman Friedrich Merz sees no more room in his party for the new...
As of: 01/21/2023 8:03 p.m Merz has been leading the CDU for a year. It is not yet clear where to go - and some in the party are strangers to the boss's choice of words. The CDU knows that it still has a lot to do before the next federal election. The K question is also looming. By Gabor Halasz, ARD Capital Studio A Friedrich Merz does not cry. If so, then it must be a very special moment....
After the resignation of Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD), the CDU chairman Friedrich Merz made the following statement: The opposition leader criticized the government's hesitant approach. After the resignation of Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD), the CDU chairman Friedrich Merz made the following statement: The opposition leader criticized the government's hesitant approach. source site-3
STORY: Federal Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht is probably about to resign. Several media reported on Friday about the corresponding plans of the SPD politician. A senior government source told Reuters that Lambrecht intends to announce her resignation as minister next week and has already discussed it with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. A spokesman for the Department of Defense described the information as rumors that are not being commented on. Lambrecht was overwhelmed with her task from the start, said CDU leader...
General Secretary Mario Czaja creates the image of a CDU that has little to do with Friedrich Merz. Dissatisfaction with the party leader seems to be growing. Mario Czaja, the new general secretary of the CDU, has only attracted attention in this office because he gave by far the most boring speech at the last party conference. As it turns out, however, one does not really do Czaja justice if one deduces the content of his thoughts too quickly from...
