The CDU wants to reposition itself completely after the debacle in the federal election in 2021.
The party’s youngsters also want to have a say.
Münster - The union around the Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet suffered a bitter defeat in the federal election in 2021.
Now the party wants to completely reform and reorganize its personnel.
And a discussion is already raging around the question of how this should work.
Around three weeks after the debacle in the federal election, the Junge Union is now meeting in Münster for its Germany Day.
The youth organization of the CDU and CSU wants to process the election result on three days until Sunday (October 17, 2021).
Originally, the issue of mobility was to be the focus of the deliberations, now the reorganization of the Union is likely to dominate the meeting.
At the same time, top politicians of the Union use the meeting in the Halle Münsterland to position themselves.
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The former CDU / CSU parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag, Friedrich Merz, who is again being traded as one of the possible candidates for the CDU federal chairmanship, speaks on Friday (October 15, 2021).
Before that, however, the JU chairman Tilman Kuban speaks to the delegates.
The CDU party chairman and candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet and his designated successor as NRW Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst have announced their arrival on Saturday.
The Bavarian Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Söder has canceled.
Instead, Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn, also a possible aspirant to the party leadership, faces the discussion with the delegates.
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In the afternoon, the general secretaries of the CDU and CSU, Paul Ziemiak and Markus Blume, are supposed to deliver an election analysis.
A greeting from the Union parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus is planned for Sunday.
It is eagerly awaited how the guest speakers will be received by the party’s youngsters.
Most recently, there had been clear displeasure against party leader Söder at the Junge Union in Bavaria.
The 317 delegates from the regional and foreign associations meet once a year at the JU Germany Day.
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The CDU and CSU did historically poorly on September 26th and together fell to 24.1 percent nationwide, while the SPD became the strongest force.
Laschet then announced that he wanted to moderate the party's repositioning at the federal level.
The previous NRW Transport Minister Wüst is to take over his office as Prime Minister and CDU head in North Rhine-Westphalia.
From Kuban's point of view, Germany Day should not be an event of reckoning, but rather “a weekend of new beginnings”.
"Of course we will also talk about the election result, but we look ahead and discuss ideas on what the Union must change now," said Kuban of the Rheinische Post.
"Germany Day" of the Junge Union in Münster: JU boss open to female party leaders
With a view to the future CDU chairmanship, the JU boss hopes that a woman will also apply. “If women say they want more influence, women should run for office too. Personally, I would think that's very good, ”said Kuban. The Junge Union will position itself if you know the candidate board. Kuban renewed his demand for a member survey for the future CDU leadership. However, this is controversial in the Union.
The chairwoman of the women in the CDU / CSU parliamentary group, Yvonne Magwas, spoke out in favor of a dual leadership in the CDU with equal representation.
“A dual leadership definitely has advantages,” Magwas told the editorial network Germany (RND).
And it must have equal representation.
CDU vice-president Silvia Breher had previously shown himself to be open to dual leadership, but does not currently see a majority in favor.
(judo / dpa)
