From the point of view of some members, the CDU has neglected young voters too much in the past.
"We turned away from the younger generation without need," said the member of the Bundestag Roderich Kiesewetter (58) from the constituency Aalen-Heidenheim of the "Schwäbische Zeitung" (Thursday).
Axel Müller (58, Ravensburg) also called on his party to be more committed to social cohesion in Germany:
Ravensburg - "If we no longer take up this topic, we have lost." Dpa