The Union faction in the Bundestag is shrinking.
They meet for the first time on Tuesday.
It threatens to get directly sensitive - because the parliamentary group leader is to be determined.
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The Union parliamentary group meets at 5 p.m. in the Bundestag * - the parliamentary group leader should also be elected.
There was a dispute beforehand, because the item could still be extremely decisive
(see initial report).
According to a report, an attempt by Laschet against Brinkhaus was unsuccessful
(see update from September 28, 10 a.m.).
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Update from September 28, 10 a.m.:
After the general election, the Union's showdown continues this Tuesday in the parliamentary group.
CDU boss Armin Laschet had not succeeded in preventing the previous parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus from “being elected regularly today as parliamentary group chairman,” tweeted
world
journalist Robin Alexander, citing information from his newspaper.
Should the CDU / CSU go into the opposition, the office of the parliamentary group chairman would be one of the most powerful remaining at the federal level
(see first report).
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now it is clear that Brinkhaus should be proposed for re-election.
However, it is unclear for which period the freestyle will apply.
Laschet explicitly did not rule out a "provisional" solution on Monday.
With their help, he could later reach for the post in the event of failed coalition talks.
According to the report, Laschet wanted to convince Brinkhaus of this variant in a one-to-one conversation.
But this did not succeed.
If Laschet or other parts of the parliamentary group want to postpone the election, a fight vote could be necessary.
CDU parliamentary group leader: Trial of strength between Laschet and Brinkhaus threatens today - is Söder planning a surprise?
First report from September 28th:
Berlin - This Tuesday, Armin Laschet * has to face the new parliamentary group. Two days after the federal election *, the parliamentary groups of some parties meet for initial deliberations. CDU and CSU meet at 5 p.m. The agenda also includes the election of the parliamentary group leader - as the opposition group one of the most powerful positions in the Union. It is still unclear whether the Union will make it into government with a “Jamaica coalition” *. So who will prevail?
On Monday there was a dispute within the CDU leadership over the modalities of the parliamentary group chairman election.
CDU boss Laschet had said that he wanted to propose together with the CSU chairman Markus Söder that the previous chairman Ralph Brinkhaus (CDU) should be the parliamentary group leader “in the phase of these coalition negotiations”.
This had caused displeasure at Brinkhaus, because he wanted to be elected for a year as usual.
This is customary in the parliamentary group's regulations - after one year another election is planned until the end of the legislative period.
In the event that Brinkhaus actually wants to run for a term of one year, members of the CDU leadership fear fighting candidates for the post.
Union parliamentary group meets in the Bundestag: Söder and Laschet discussed the parliamentary group leader on Monday evening
According to his own statement, Söder had not yet agreed with Laschet on a confirmation from Brinkhaus in the office of chairman of the Union parliamentary group on Monday evening. In addition, talks should follow “in several rounds” that evening, said the CSU boss in the ARD. The CSU state group meeting is on Tuesday morning.
Brinkhaus would be "an option" and have done its job well so far, said Söder.
“But there are also others.” A joint proposal with Laschet “has not yet been dealt with conclusively”.
But it is already clear that there will be no own proposal “from the CSU”.
Laschet had previously said that it was "out of the question" that he would propose Brinkhaus together with Söder.
Brinkhaus has been chairman of the CDU * / CSU * parliamentary group in the Bundestag since September 2018.
Söder called for the “best possible solution” for the parliamentary group.
It would therefore be good if there was a solution “not just for a few days”, “but for longer”.
CDU and CSU have to accept heavy losses in the federal election - Röttgen against parliamentary group chairmanship plan
After a short statement at 4.45 p.m., the showdown could follow. After the heavy losses in the election, the parliamentary group has shrunk: instead of the previous 246 members of the CDU and CSU, only 196 Union parliamentarians will sit in the Bundestag.
CDU politician Norbert Röttgen recently spoke out against voting on the chairmanship of the Union parliamentary group in the Bundestag on Tuesday.
“Firstly, we do not have a consensus on this matter and, secondly, we do not know whether we will elect the opposition leader or the chairman of the largest parliamentary group in the government.
These are very different political tasks, ”he told the
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger.
The fact that he would compete himself was ruled out for today's Tuesday, but not for the time after that.
(dpa / AFP / cibo) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
