Norbert Röttgen will soon be called "CDU Chairman".
On Saturday he speaks to the delegates.
He no longer sees himself as an outsider in the race.
Robert Röttgen *
is one of the three promising candidates who will
fight for party leadership
on Saturday (January 16) at the
CDU party conference *
.
The
CDU *
politician
is best known for his foreign policy expertise.
In the end, Röttgen repeatedly emphasized that he was not
assigned to
a
“camp” of
the party
(see initial report)
.
This
news ticker
is updated regularly.
Update January 16, 11:13 a.m
.: Only
242 of
the delegate votes cast at the CDU party congress go to
Norbert Röttgen
- he is out of the race for the
CDU chairmanship
.
Now it's the runoff between
Armin Laschet
and
Friedrich Merz
.
The former Federal Environment Minister Röttgen presents himself as a modernizer of the Union and a good alternative to his competitors
(see today's updates since 10:20 a.m.)
.
The status quo is not enough, he said in his application speech.
The CDU must make an offer for
new milieus
.
He believes he can “win new voters”.
After a speech at the CDU party conference: "I felt sorry for Röttgen and he was very nervous"
Update from January 16, 10:53 am
: The
n-tv
-
analysis of
the three application
speeches is clearly in favor of
Laschet
: "I have never heard such a good speech from him," so the finding.
The CDU politician is also receiving praise on Twitter, including “from other camps”.
The verdict on
Merz
: "He gave less a speech than a
chancellor
speech - but it works." In 2018 it did not work.
"
I felt sorry for
Röttgen
and he was very
nervous,
" said the reporters.
The politician packed a lot of topics into his 15 minutes - "but to be honest, I can hardly remember anything."
Race for CDU chairmanship: Röttgen presents itself as a modernizer and an alternative to competitors
Update from January 16, 10:33 am
: "Internal, external and social security" - this is what the CDU stands for, insists Röttgen - and apparently lets a little swipe at the
Greens
follow:
"Climate protection is only possible with the economy"
.
A party that knows nothing about economics will not achieve anything with climate protection.
"And that's why we need these companies and we want them too." The time after the corona pandemic must now be planned.
"I rely on our
medium-sized companies
", says Röttgen.
Update from January 16, 10:31 a.m
.: The CDU is the party of
reunification
, explains Röttgen.
"We will
never forget
the historic achievement of
Helmut Kohl
." The cohesion between East and West must be strengthened.
Update from January 16, 10:29 am
: "I'm not a warehouse.
I want to integrate, I can integrate, I want to represent the whole party, ”said Röttgen in his CDU presidency speech.
He mentions that he caused a
"surprise"
with his candidacy
.
For now there is only competition with the others - "only then do we talk about
coalition
".
Update from January 16, 10:26 a.m
.: What is future
competence
?
Röttgen is more specific: "We have to remain a people's party - and will only remain so if we change."
To become
more
feminine
,
younger
and more
digital
is now the task for the CDU.
Röttgen speech at the CDU party congress: Praise for Merkel in the Corona crisis
Update from January 16, 10:23 am
: "It's really only about one thing:
future
competence
" - the CDU should offer that, according to Röttgen, right into the district associations.
Especially in times "when nothing seems to be safe and normal anymore".
The “starting position” for more than 15 years of governing Germany is “good”.
Chancellor
Angela Merkel
brought the country “well and safely” through a pandemic, and his party must build on that.
Update from January 16, 10:20 am
: “I invite you to set out on our way together today”: The 55-year-old Röttgen begins his speech with reference to the
“super election year”
, the
Corona crisis
and
climate change
.
+
"Climate protection is only possible with the economy," believes Norbert Röttgen in his CDU presidency speech.
© Michael Kappeler / dpa
Update from January 16, 10.17 a.m
.: Norbert Röttgen, as third in turn, has the chance to respond to previous speakers Armin Laschet and Friedrich Merz.
Like his CDU colleagues, he has 15 minutes to recommend himself for the party chairmanship.
Update from January 16, 10:01 a.m
.: His challenger for the CDU chairmanship,
Armin Laschet
, is already speaking at the party congress.
Then
Friedrich Merz will give
his speech, and then
Norbert Röttgen
.
We will report live at this point.
Röttgen speech at the CDU party congress: Soon here in the live ticker
Update from January 16, 9:08 a.m.:
Shortly before the second part of the CDU party congress starts at 9:30 a.m., a candidate for the CDU chairmanship speaks again in the morning on Twitter -
Norbert Röttgen
.
“Some of you were there from the start, others have been added over time.
The result is # Röttgang - a happy, dynamic group of very different people.
To all of you: Thank you very much for your incredible support!
It will be exciting to see whether Norbert Röttgen can prevail against another candidate in order to get into a possibly necessary runoff
election
.
The applicant, who used to be an outsider, had recently caught up in surveys.
Norbert Röttgen at the CDU party conference: Voting is eagerly awaited
Update from January 15, 10:22 p.m
.: The first day of the
CDU party congress
is over, the technology has played along.
Before the election for the new
CDU chairmanship
, after the speeches and greetings, no tendencies became clear as to whether the choice could fall on Norbert Röttgen - or one of his competitors.
The vote is eagerly awaited, also because the delegates might vote differently at home alone than at a major event.
We will continue to ticker at this point tomorrow - then with all the news about the election of the chairman.
Norbert Röttgen's candidacy for the CDU chairmanship: He was long considered an outsider, but caught up
First report from January 15, 4:43 p.m
.: Berlin - He was long considered an outsider in the race for the
CDU chairmanship
, but according to surveys he did at least one equal final sport: According to ARD “Germany trend”,
Norbert Röttgen * was
last on par with his rival Armin Laschet and something behind Friedrich Merz.
But the surveys will not take place among the 1001 delegates who will vote on Saturday about who will be the new chairman of the
CDU in Germany
.
Nobert Röttgen himself still expects good chances.
When asked on Deutschlandfunk whether he was an outsider, Röttgen replied on Monday: “I used to be, but I think there is no longer any doubt that this is not the case.”
Röttgen
continues: “I've caught up a lot . “His encouragement in the
CDU
is great.
Norbert Röttgen at the CDU party congress - The foreign politician should speak as the third party
He will
be the third person to give his speech
at the
CDU party conference
on Saturday
.
Then the
delegates will
vote in “digital voting booths”, followed by the legal safeguarding of the
result
a postal vote.
The official result should be available on January 22nd.
But the digital result should be announced on Saturday.
The
foreign
politician was the first to announce his candidacy to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in February.
Röttgen was born in Meckenheim in the Rhineland in 1965.
He studied law and joined the CDU in 1982.
For a while he was chairman of the Junge Union Nordrhein-Westfalen.
He has been a member of the
German Bundestag
since 1994
.
For example, he worked there as the legal policy spokesman for the Union parliamentary group, and in 2009 he was appointed Environment Minister.
Röttgen has been
chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee
since 2014
.
Norbert Röttgen: He often speaks about the areas of foreign policy and the environment
Röttgen is very active on Twitter.
On his account he often gives statements and assessments on the foreign policy situation such as the attack on the Capitol.
In the Corona year 2020, he was able to distinguish himself
again and again in the media
through his expertise as a
foreign
politician.
Last night was neither a riot nor a coup.
It was the result of the incumbent president's call to storm the #Capitol.
This is not a coup because it was not about overthrowing the government.
But it is more than riot when the president incites the people.
https://t.co/b3qAYfhxbi
- Norbert Röttgen (@n_roettgen) January 7, 2021
On Wednesday,
Röttgen turned
a party against himself domestically: He spoke out against an
FDP government participation
after the federal election in the autumn.
"The FDP is responsible for a historical failure in that it refused a new beginning and government responsibility after two large coalitions," said Röttgen of the
Augsburger Allgemeine
.
“You can't rely on a party that sometimes wants to govern and then doesn't.” The First Parliamentary Managing Director of the FDP,
Marco Buschmann
, countered on Twitter: “Röttgen always loses a debate about responsibility.” Buschmann goes also on Röttgen's lost state election in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2012 and his subsequent expulsion as minister under
Angela Merkel
.
Röttgen recently commented on these points on n-tv “early start”: “I learned from this mistake, I suffered a defeat and I got up again.” In addition, Röttgen rejected the
“camp thought”
: “I speak to every delegate. ”He continued:“ I am not a camp and we are not allowed to think in terms of camps in the
CDU
.
That is the beginning of the end. "
CDU party congress: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer does not want to interfere
The outgoing CDU chairwoman *,
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
, did not want to interfere in the candidate race and make a clear recommendation for the election.
"When it comes to the election of the new party leader, I was and will remain neutral," she told the German press agency.
There was a fair competition with three very good candidates.
In addition to Röttgen,
Friedrich Merz
and
Armin Laschet are
running
.
(cibo) * Merkur.de is part of the Ippen-Digital network.
List of rubric lists: © Michael Kappeler / dpa
