Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer asks Laschet, Merz and Röttgen for a critical discussion. Meanwhile, the internal CDU election campaign is taking shape.
Update from September 28, 12.55 p.m.:
At 1 p.m. there will be
a meeting between
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
,
Armin Laschet
,
Friedrich Merz
and
Norbert Röttgen
in the
Konrad-Adenauer-Haus
in Berlin
.
The topic of the meeting will certainly be the course of the candidacies for the
CDU chairmanship
.
Previously, Union
parliamentary group leader
Ralph Brinkhaus
(CDU) had warned Zeit Online of the consequences of a candidate for a fight within the party.
"It's about Germany, not about parties or individual egos," said the 52-year-old.
CDU chairmanship: Brinkhaus warns of the consequences of a candidate for a fight - Eisenmann speaks out for Merz
Other parties define themselves through wings and their disputes.
The Union already has what it has in common in its name, ”he said.
“We want unity, especially in times of crisis,”
Brinkhaus
continued.
While the
parliamentary group chairman
urges unity, there are clear noises from the southwest of the Federal Republic.
Susanne Eisenmann
, who will be the top candidate for the
CDU
in the state elections in Baden-Württemberg in
2021
, spoke out clearly in favor of
Friedrich Merz
in an interview with the FAZ
.
Eisenmann
has no problems with Armin Laschet, but for
Friedrich Merz
his strong economic-political orientation speaks.
“One of its advantages is that it stands for more conservative solutions.
This is well received by citizens and entrepreneurs here in the south-west, "continues the 55-year-old.
Internal CDU election campaign picks up speed: "AKK" asks Laschet, Merz and Röttgen for a critical discussion
Update from September 28, 10:27 a.m.:
Is the
CDU
threatening
another acid test?
Ten weeks before the
party congress
and the election of the new party leader on
December 4th,
the situation in the power struggle within the CDU is still confusing.
While the “electoral successes” of last night are still being
celebrated
in
NRW
, the three candidates who
would like to
succeed
CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will
meet again in the party headquarters
on Monday afternoon for the first time in a long time
.
Due to the
coronavirus pandemic
, there has been a "truce" so far, the
election campaign
was initially on hold.
In the
Konrad-Adenauer-Haus
in Berlin, however,
Kramp-Karrenbauer
wants to
mark
the timetable for the planned election party conference in early December with the three applicants for her successor on Monday.
At around 1 p.m. she will be met by the
Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet
, the
ex-Union parliamentary group leader Friedrich Merz
and the
foreign politician Norbert Röttgen
.
As the
DPA
reports, Secretary General Paul Ziemiak and the CDU Federal Managing Director Stefan Hennewig will also attend the meeting.
Internal CDU election campaign is picking up speed
The
Hessian Prime Minister
and
CDU Federal Vice-
President Volker Bouffier
will also play a central role in the negotiations on Wednesday, as he recently very definitely
demanded
a decision on the
candidate
for
chancellor
before the
CDU party congress
.
He
told the
Fuldaer Zeitung
that the new chairman had to hold the party together and have one.
Nevertheless: The race for the candidate for chancellor * is still open, so Bouffier.
Dear Volker #Bouffier, congratulations.
Germany's most experienced prime minister remains state chairman.
A good choice for @cdu_hessen and #Hessen.
https://t.co/ClNw1UVvjw
- A. Kramp-Karrenbauer (@akk) September 26, 2020
For
Kramp-Karrenbauer
it is therefore important to find the right balance today:
Laschet
,
Merz
and
Röttgen
must rather go into a three-way battle in the election, but without weakening the
CDU
, themselves as politicians and the outgoing boss.
Martin Benninghoff from the FAZ
aptly
comments on the core problem of the
CDU
: “If three of them argue too much and the winner pulls into high party office damaged, a fourth candidate could finally be recommended for the post of Chancellor.
Of course, only if the Union calls in to pull the cart out of the mud. ”The fourth
CDU candidate for chancellor
is still
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder
- although he only stressed on Saturday that Bavaria always had priority for him .
Original message from September 27th: Berlin
- At some point Corona got in the way: In the spring, the
struggle for the CDU top was
in full swing.
Then
Armin Laschet, Friedrich Merz
and
Norbert Röttgen put
the election campaign on hold to fight the pandemic.
Now the showdown is approaching with great strides.
On Monday,
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
receives
her successor candidates for a critical discussion - and the date for a first duel between the three CDU lead wolves is now apparently.
Merz and Co. in the struggle for CDU leadership: First summit at AKK - JU plans first debate for October
Because on October 17th,
things
will get serious for
Laschet *
, Merz and Röttgen
: They will appear at the
Junge Union (JU)
online event “Pitch”
, as a JU spokesman
told the
AFP
news
agency
at the weekend
.
The applicants would appear together at the JU event in Berlin, he said.
However, there is no audience on site - the event is digital because of the corona pandemic.
The exact procedure, for example with speeches or individual statements from the applicants, is still being coordinated.
As the JU spokesman went on to say, the members of the youth organization can vote for their favorites for two weeks after the discussion event.
"I consider the result of our member survey to be binding for my decision at the CDU * federal party conference in December and will carry the mood into the party," said
JU federal chairman Tilman Kuban of
the
Rheinische Post
on Saturday.
Laschet, Merz, Röttgen: Is the TV "Triell" coming?
For the time being, only one is on fire
Meanwhile, Kramp-Karrenbauer wants to discuss the further procedure with the three applicants on Monday afternoon until the party conference in December.
It should also be about the events in which the
candidates of the party base present
themselves
- even if the Junge Union has now apparently anticipated.
All three candidates should have "the same fair opportunities" to introduce themselves to the members, party circles said on Sunday.
A
TV “Triell”
also seems possible
: Kramp-Karrenbauer told the
taz
that all CDU members should be able to get an objective picture of the candidates despite the corona pandemic.
A discussion format is therefore being considered.
The
ARD
had loudly
mirror
a
request for a TV debate
brought to the party congress in December.
According to the report, Laschet in particular was skeptical.
Röttgen *, however, was pleased on Twitter.
That is not surprising: Laschet and Merz had so far received significantly more limelight than Röttgen.
Merz was recently criticized for an interview.
I think the candidates should accept the @ARD_Press offer.
The members & voters want to know what the candidates are for.
stand.
It should make us proud to receive such an offer as @CDU.
We would break new ground as a party and demonstrate transparency.
https://t.co/B6mPkne35Q
- Norbert Röttgen (@n_roettgen) September 26, 2020
Closely linked to the CDU chairmanship is the question of who will be the Union's candidate for chancellor for the 2021 federal election.
CDU Vice Volker Bouffier
calls for
a clarification to be brought
about
before the party congress in December
.
"No matter who is running, you have to know whether you will also be candidate for Chancellor or not," he told the
Fuldaer Zeitung
on Saturday.
"At the same time, Markus Söder and the CSU have to decide how they see things."
CDU chairmanship: Söder continues to brake - even JU does not want to rush anything
JU chief Kuban rejected the move.
"At the beginning of December we will elect a new party leader in Stuttgart and then nominate a candidate for chancellor together with the CSU," he told the newspapers of the
Funke media group
.
"I think the end of March is still a good time for this - after the
state elections in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate
." These are planned for March 14th.
CSU boss Söder
, who achieved very good scores in surveys of potential chancellor candidates, has so far rejected the candidate for chancellor.
He wants to stay in Bavaria, as he emphasized again at a virtual CSU party conference on Saturday.
Regarding the timing, he said that the CDU would first hold its party congress and “then we'll talk about the candidacy for chancellor”.
The CDU had "three great applicants" for the party chairmanship, said Söder.
He will “work well with everyone”.
NRW Prime Minister Laschet, ex-Union parliamentary group leader Merz and the chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Bundestag, Röttgen, are applying to succeed CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer.
At the
party conference in Stuttgart on December 4th,
the 1001 delegates will elect the new CDU chairman.
(
AFP / fn / dpa
) *
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