CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer can be satisfied with the congress in Leipzig. Although content, structural and personnel issues remained unclear, but the party expressed her confidence, and her adversary was subordinated. Friedrich Merz promised support for the party chairman. AKK has now taken up this ball and renewed its cooperation offer to the former Union faction leader.
"He knows that he can contribute to this party," said Kramp-Karrenbauer in his direction of "Bild am Sonntag". Now it is up to him to do that too. "My offer that he can be involved even more, is still."
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Kramp-Karrenbauer had surprisingly posed the question of power at the party congress on Friday, thereby putting their critics in their place. The party congress strengthened her back clearly, also merz praised loyalty. He offered to continue to work for the CDU and to bring the party forward together. He did not ask the question of the Chancellor's candidature.
Junge Union wants to continue fighting for the original election
The Junge Union (JU) announced meanwhile, even after the failure of their original application for a greater involvement of the party members in important personnel decisions to fight. "It is clear to us that we will continue to work for greater membership and modernization of the Union in the future," said JU CEO Tilman Kuban of the German Press Agency.
The party congress had followed the party leadership on Saturday and rejected by a large majority a request of the Junge Union to appoint the next chancellor candidate in a primary election. Traditionally, at the CDU, the party leader has the prerogative to the candidacy. The JU deployment for a primary election had been understood as an affront to party leader Kramp-Karrenbauer.
Secret Star Söder
Markus Söder was celebrated instead. Kuban later praised the speech of the CSU chief. The performance was an "absolute highlight". "He also impressed me and many others," says Kuban.
A positive summary of the congress was also drawn by research minister Anja Karliczek (CDU). The CDU had "fueled new strength" and Kramp-Karrenbauer was "clearly strengthened," said the Minister of the German Press Agency.
