Despite the possible move into the opposition, several Union leaders remain confident.
They call for strong work and togetherness.
Berlin
- The Union is threatened with going into the opposition after 16 years.
Union parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus is striving for a "constructive and binding" role there.
“The breaks between the traffic light partners are more than clear.
The substantive basis for the traffic light is not stable, "wrote Brinkhaus on Saturday in a letter to the parliamentary group members that was available to the German press agency.
The Union faction will now take up its role in the opposition.
"Constructive and binding, without 'foaming at the mouth', but also very determined in pointing out undesirable developments for the country and developing alternatives," said Brinkhaus, who as a possible applicant for the CDU top and thus as the successor to party leader Armin Laschet is traded.
It is not yet certain whether a “traffic light coalition” will be formed.
An exploratory paper is available, on Sunday (October 17th) the Greens dealt with the next step.
Brinkhaus found that the SPD, FDP and the Greens only reached agreement on social issues.
In addition, the proposals are not counter-financed.
Union possibly in the opposition: “It's a question of attitude.
Internal things must stay internal "
On Sunday, Brinkhaus called for unity at the Junge Union's “Germany Day”. “We have to change how we work together.” Loyalty and solidarity must be the focus again. Brinkhaus referred to the SPD as a positive example in the election campaign, which stood like a bloc. He described the historically worst result in a federal election as "devastating".
Brinkhaus also sharply attacked party friends with reference to indiscretions from internal meetings.
“It's a question of attitude.
Internal matters must remain internal, ”said the group chairman.
Those who do not have the attitude that the political opponent is not in their own party cannot go with them on the way back to the Chancellery.
Laschet already spoke of a cell phone ban on Saturday.
Brinkhaus also criticized the exploratory paper as "the tightest left-wing agenda that we have had in Germany for decades".
“It's a social make a wish.
Everything is given to everyone, everything is fulfilled, ”added the CDU politician.
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Another who could possibly be Laschet's successor is Norbert Röttgen. "For the Union this exploratory paper is first of all a reason to be confident," he told the
editorial network Germany
. The paper of the prospective “traffic light” coalitionists shows that they still have no answers to the pressing questions. “They have to rule now. We can systematically address these questions. If we do that, we'll be back. If we don't do that, things will continue to decline, ”he said for the future.
CSU General Secretary Markus Blume agreed to the strong opposition work at the “Germany Day”.
“We now have to acknowledge the reality: we are opposition.
But we are a strong opposition, ”he said on Saturday.
“The substance of the Union is strong.” If a coalition of the SPD, Greens and FDP were to come about, the Union would “put up a strong stop sign” in the event of wrong decisions by a new “traffic light government”.
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The Union is preparing for the opposition in the Bundestag, where it would then carry out this role alongside the AfD and the Left.
Accordingly, it will have to position itself clearly - something that a member of the Junge Union lacked in the election campaign.
He even roared at the Union General Secretaries to applause.
(dpa / cibo)