New CDU chief not until 2021: Merz suspects conspiracy in the party leadership - violent allegations against Armin Laschet

A big party congress during Corona times?

This idea has brought the CDU into trouble.

Now the decision has been made.

• A face-to-face event with 1001 delegates as a

  CDU party congress

  is unthinkable for some members.

• But a meeting is important because the party has been looking for a successor to Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer since February.

• In a recent poll,

  Friedrich Merz

  gets

  a majority through certain groups of voters.

Update of 26 October, 21:14:

After the cancellation of the

because of the

railed

in an interview with the

(content behind pay-barrier)

again against the “establishment” of the party.

“The last part of the 'Prevent Merz' campaign in the CDU has been running since Sunday.

And that with the full broadside of the establishment here in Berlin.

There is sheer horror among many members of the CDU at this approach by the party leadership, ”said Merz.

"The last part of the" #Merz prevent "campaign in the #CDU has been running since Sunday. And that with the full broadside of the establishment here in #Berlin. Many members of the CDU are completely horrified at this approach by the party leadership."

(tm) @world # cdupt20

- Friedrich Merz (@_FriedrichMerz) October 26, 2020

"There is tremendous pressure, and unfortunately large parts of the party leadership do not evade it," he replied when asked whether he was referring to the

.

He also formulated serious allegations against his competitor

: "I have very clear, unambiguous indications that Armin Laschet has issued the motto: He needs more time to improve his performance."

argues that he is clear in all Conduct surveys.

If it were different, there would have been another choice this year.

The candidate for the

sure of that.

The politician also believes that a fourth candidate is being worked on in the background: “It is no coincidence that rumors about a new, fourth candidate are spread over and over again.

All three candidates are supposed to be torn and tired, in order to then possibly present a surprise candidate at the last second.

It is also systematically prepared in this way. "But he himself will not give up:" You do not wear me down! "

CDU party congress: Laschet welcomes cancellation - the party lives up to its responsibility

Update from October 26, 4:44 p.m.:

With the postponement of its

due to the

, the

doing justice to its overall social responsibility,

according to the

.

Laschet told the German Press Agency on Monday: "We now need joint measures across the country to drastically reduce new infections.

Today's decision to postpone the federal party conference is due to this situation. "

Laschet

, who is also the

, said: “This week will set the trend in the fight against the

.” Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) will be discussing measures against the pandemic again this Wednesday with the Prime Minister in a video conference.

At the end of the week, the prime ministers of the federal states will discuss the situation in the pandemic in a video conference.

Update of 26 October, 14.00:

Even

, the next

and

for the post of

candidate, chose to re cancellation of the

expressed.

The 55-year-old regrets the cancellation, but still welcomes the decision because it is basically correct.

The

will thus meet its responsibility in the crisis.

"The renewed cancellation of the federal party conference on December 4th is bitter, but it follows the unpredictability as a result of the

" said Röttgen of the

.

CDU party conference canceled: Merz disappointed - decision against the party base

Update from October 26, 12.55 p.m.:

, who is

running

for the post of

, was disappointed with his

decision

to postpone

the upcoming

.

“The postponement of the

is a decision against the

base.

I regret that the Presidium did not follow my compromise

proposal to hold

a

-compliant, digital party congress and at least enable the election of the new chairman, "wrote the 64-year-old on Twitter.

The postponement of the party congress is a decision against the CDU base.

I regret that the Presidium did not follow my compromise proposal to hold a # Corona-compliant, digital # party conference and at least allow the election of the new chairman.

(FM)

- Friedrich Merz (@_FriedrichMerz) October 26, 2020

The

the

has also announced that it will examine the possibility of digital elections at party congresses.

The aim is to examine whether and how further

can be adapted to enable digital elections in the future.

The

executive also spoke out in favor of an amendment to the Basic Law, if this were necessary to enable digital elections at

.

The federal executive makes a decision: the CDU party conference is postponed

Update from October 26, 12.20 p.m.:

Now it is clear: The

in

- in December the new party leader will not be determined.

This was announced by

in Berlin

.

This means that the debate about the candidate for chancellor should continue well into the new year.

The decision was not made easy, said Ziemiak at a

.

In mid-December, or at the latest at the board meeting in January, it should be decided and reassessed how to proceed.

The

was “nothing that comes first,” said Ziemiak.

The party wants to concentrate initially on the

.

The decision on the top candidate for the

will be made in cooperation with the CSU after the election of the new CDU chairman.

https://t.co/4y61z5xfH1

- Germany's CDU (@CDU) October 26, 2020

The

CDU general said it could take around 70 days to determine

the entire party executive by

.

That is also why a

.

If this is not possible, a

should be

held.

If there is still no legal basis for this, voting should be done by postal vote.

Election to the CDU party chairmanship: decision at party congress probably made

Update from October 26th, 9.40 a.m.:

The

has

proposed

a postponement of the

into spring 2021.

The party conference planned for December 4th in Stuttgart, at which

successor at the top of the

definitely be elected, must be postponed in the opinion of the 58-year-old.

The reason for this is the rapidly increasing number of

in recent weeks.

As

reported by

the

, the

will decide whether and when the

can be held

at the annual meeting of the

on January 16

.

The final decision on postponing the party congress, however, will be made by the

executive

, which will meet on Monday morning.

AKK's proposal is to be supported by party vice-president

, Bundestag President

and NRW's Prime Minister

.

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CDU chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has spoken out against a party congress this year.

© Michael Kappeler / dpa

CDU party congress: Merz is in favor of a date in December - AKK wants to postpone

Update from October 26, 6:07 a.m

.: Friedrich Merz, candidate for the CDU chairmanship, insists on a clarification of the open leadership question of his party this year.

"Even if a

be difficult under the current conditions, I am and remain of the opinion that the CDU will have to clarify the open leadership question this year," said Merz on Sunday evening after a good five-hour consultation with the closest

of the German Press Agency in Berlin.

"A

on December 4th is just as possible as a decision about the chairman of the CDU by postal vote."

According to dpa information, the CDU party convention planned for the beginning of December is off the table.

A framework for further action has been discussed.

Party leader

will present this to

the CDU committees on Monday.

It was therefore unclear whether the party congress should be postponed to next year, or whether there could be a so-called hybrid party congress this year, where voting would take place at several locations in Germany, both face-to-face and virtually.

The third option was

CDU party conference in December?

Röttgen satisfied - Laschet makes his position clear

Armin Laschet

, also a candidate for the party chairmanship, said in the evening on the

that his attitude was clear. “I believe that at a time like this when people are expected to stop attending events, not to leave the house so that we can hold a presence party congress with 1000 people. "

When asked whether Merz had agreed to this view, Laschet said: “Ask him.

I think it's fair that everyone should explain it for themselves. ”He and Merz would have“ appreciated each other's arguments, I also understand his arguments.

And tomorrow a decision will be made. ”It is understandable that such different personalities as he and Merz have different approaches.

will stay out of the way on this issue, she always emphasized that, said Laschet.

was satisfied after the top talk.

"We spoke for a long time, but constructively and well, and we also found a line that the party leader will communicate tomorrow," he told the dpa.

When asked whether the presence party conference in Stuttgart was off the table, Röttgen merely said that he did not want to anticipate, that a line had been found and that this would be communicated.

As the "Welt" reports, citing party circles, CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrnebauer is calling for the party congress planned for early December to be postponed.

She wanted to propose to the CDU management bodies on Monday that the meeting on December 4 in Stuttgart should be canceled in view of the massive increase in the number of corona infections.

If a further critical infection situation does not allow a presence party conference at a later point in time, a digital party conference should be organized accordingly.

In this case, the election of a new party leader and a new federal executive will then take place by postal vote.

Election to the CDU party chairmanship: decision at party congress probably made - Merz previously threatened because of Laschet's demand

Update from October 25, 10 p.m.:

The

for December 4

.

The German press agency learned this on Sunday evening after a good five-hour consultation with the closest party leadership in Berlin.

A framework for the further course of action was discussed, which party leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will now present to the CDU committees this Monday.

Details were initially not known.

CDU party congress: The situation is coming to a head - the closest CDU top advises

Update from October 25, 6.10 p.m

.: Shortly before the decision on the

to elect a new chairman, the situation for the Christian Democrats is coming to a head.

According to information from the

the closest

consulting with the candidates for preliminary deliberations on whether, when and how the party congress will take place in view of the drastically increasing numbers of corona infections

since 4 p.m.

There is still no agreement among the party leadership and among the candidates. 

While

pleads for a postponement (

),

wants

the party congress to take place in any case.

According to the

, the 64-year-old said: "I have the impression that some are afraid of the decision."

Zoff about CDU party congress: Merz threatens to revolt against Laschet's demand - "This election must take place"

Update from October 25, 2:07 p.m

.: It is still not certain whether the CDU party congress will take place on December 4, as the

keep on increasing.

Now there is a fight for it.

As the

reports, there will be a big

today

.

Accordingly, all three candidates for the party chairmanship were invited to the CDU headquarters on Sunday from 4 p.m.

are to prepare a decision there together with CDU leader Annegret Kramp Karrenbauer, CDU general Paul Ziemiak and all CDU deputy federal chairmen, which will then be finally made on Monday (October 26) in the CDU presidium should.

A massive

threatens

.

Because Laschet has already made it publicly clear that he supports a postponement (see update from October 25, 8:17 a.m.).

The

North

said that parties had to be a role model.

What is expected of the citizens, they must do themselves and reduce contacts where possible.

“This party congress is not absolutely necessary now, it can be postponed.

We must now focus all our strength, energy and efforts on combating the pandemic. "

Merz, on the other hand, wants the party conference to take place.

“According

to the party law and its own statutes, the

is obliged

to elect

a new

executive

this year

,” Merz told the newspapers of the Funke media group.

"This election must take place, even if a party congress at a location with 1001 delegates should not be possible at the moment." As

reports, this legal obligation no longer applies since a change in the law by the Bundestag on October 9th.

Dispute over the CDU federal party conference in Corona times: Merz is probably threatening an uprising

As the newspaper further reports, it is already being said in CDU circles that Merz is threatening an uprising and could

demand

a

survey if the party congress should be canceled again.

The background is Merz's fear that his chances of being postponed could worsen.

He also felt strengthened by a

, according to which 45 percent are in favor of Merz's candidacy.

However, the

writes

that his plan to force a membership decision has little chance of success: At the last

was decided that there should be no primary election for the election of the CDU chief.

The tops of the party are

split

according to

-information regarding the party congress.

According to this,

and the Saxon Prime Minister

are

fighting

for the party congress to take place.

CDU General Ziemiak has been working out options for weeks on how the party conference could take place with a view to the corona pandemic.

On Monday he wants to present a concept to the CDU presidium and board that can be voted on in December.

The CDU would not meet with 1001 delegates in Stuttgart, as previously planned, but in 10 to 12 halls with up to 100 delegates.

Election to the CDU chairman: Laschet and Merz argue about the federal party conference

Update from October 25, 1:43 p.m

.: The CDU presidency applicants

arguing about a possible postponement of the CDU federal party

conference

due to the corona pandemic.

While NRW Prime Minister Laschet pleaded for a delay in the “Welt am Sonntag” (see update from October 25th, 8:17 am), Merz turned against it in the newspapers of the Funke media group.

The way out is a decentralized event that is limited to the election of the new party leadership.

Election to the CDU chairman: NRW Prime Minister Laschet pleads for postponement of the CDU party congress

Update from October 25, 8:17 a.m

.: According to other leading CDU politicians, North Rhine-Westphalia's Prime Minister

spoken out in favor of postponing the party conference planned for December in view of the tense Corona situation.

There, the successor to the outgoing

elected.

Laschet is

a candidate for the chair

alongside

.

Larger party events are currently "not possible and not negotiable", said Laschet now the "Welt am Sonntag" ("WamS").

The party congress is not necessarily required in December either.

All of the pending questions could also be decided after the winter.

"We must now

focus

all our strength, energy and efforts on

," Laschet emphasized.

“The people in Germany have less than ever an understanding of the fact that parties are now dealing with themselves.” Parties should be role models.

What the parties expect from the citizens, they would have to adhere to themselves - namely to reduce contacts where possible, demanded the

According to information from the “WamS”,

wants to present

his party's governing bodies on Monday with a concept of how the party congress can be held in December.

His plan includes a decentralized event.

The CDU would therefore not meet with 1001 delegates in Stuttgart as planned, but with 100 to 200 delegates each in eight to ten halls nationwide, reports the newspaper.

CDU party convention: election of the chairman due to Corona on the brink - survey shows clear favorites

First report from October 24th

: Stuttgart - The

* is currently in the air: The current chairwoman

announced her

in February

, and since then three candidates have officially applied for her

.

There has been no open exchange of blows between the applicants

,

* (together in the team with

) and

*, because the competition should be fair, according to the announcement of their current party leader.

But it

is currently very uncertain

whether a

, which should bring the final decision after a long time, will really

take place

on

.

1001 delegates are to come together in Baden-Württemberg on this day.

In view of the

and against the background of event bans, it is an irritating project.

That is what some top CDU leaders think.

So Saarland premier said

the

on Saturday about

: "This would be a disastrous signal - also in view of the limitations that we our citizens corona caused in everyday life expect." Even Economy Minister

takes the pandemic events coverage the corona virus in Germany at a glance: At the moment the numbers are "far too high", he tells the newspapers of the

.

"Nowhere in the republic do larger events take place."

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The three official candidates for the CDU party chairmanship - Norbert Röttgen, Friedrich Merz and Armin Laschet (from left).

© Michael Kappeler / AFP

CDU party conference as an isolated solution in discussion - presence event with 1001 delegates controversial

So how will the party then elect a new party leader?

According to the

, there is now increasing discussion

about a kind of

- a decentralized party congress with a few people in several places.

Each location would then be connected via video.

According to

information, the

model could be

a corresponding planning for the Lower Saxony CDU state party conference on November 7th.

A

the CDU party congress does not yet

seem entirely out of the question

.

However, in view of the situation, it can first be assumed that the

did not completely disappear

in spring

.

On Monday, the CDU top will

decide on alternatives for the party congress

in meetings of the

and board.

CDU party chairmanship decides between Friedrich Merz, Armin Laschet and Norbert Röttgen

So that would clarify the formal part.

It remains to be seen who the delegates choose to be their new chairman, in whatever form.

A new survey by the opinion research institute Forsa on behalf of RTL and ntv asked 1007 CDU members about their wishes.

The clear favorite among them is

.

According to this, 45 percent of the members would choose the ex-group chairman with a long business career.

24 percent are for NRW Prime Minister Laschet, 13 percent for the foreign expert Röttgen.

Who can score points with which internal party groups is very different: According to the survey, Merz is

popular

in

, 54 percent of the

surveyed

choose him.

He can also convince people who classify themselves as politically right-wing (59 percent).

Laschet, on the other hand, knows groups from his state of

(39 percent) as well as CDU party members from the left wing behind him.

There was a discussion at the Junge Union a few days ago.

Who of the three was able to convince the most there is still open.

Many thanks to the @Junge_Union for this great #JUPITCH.

The content was well thought out and technically implemented perfectly.

I am convinced: This will also set standards for the @CDU!

(FM)

- Friedrich Merz (@_FriedrichMerz) October 17, 2020

CDU party chairmanship: who will achieve a good result in the Bundestag election?

Anyone who becomes party chairman is often treated as a

.

However, as in many polls before, most see a candidate from another party as the best option.

has

chances for a good result in the

2021

.

More than half of the members believe in the CSU man from Bavaria.

Laschet and Merz each receive only a fifth of the votes when it comes to a good union result in the election.

Finally, there is Health Minister

, who is currently not only fighting politically with the corona virus.

71 percent expect that he will "assume an outstanding role in the CDU" in the future.

So is Spahn possibly following the calls in his party to step out of the previous team with Laschet?

The

, whenever and wherever, will tell.

Until then, candidates can still officially apply for chairmanship of the CDU.