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Laschet successor: CDU makes first decision - it is a novelty

2021-11-02T15:03:02.073Z


In the CDU, a power struggle for party leadership is evident. The party leadership now approves a membership decision. This should regulate the successor to Armin Laschet.


In the CDU, a power struggle for party leadership is evident.

The party leadership now approves a membership decision.

This should regulate the successor to Armin Laschet.

Munich / Berlin - Who will succeed the failed CDU chancellor candidate Armin Laschet * as party leader of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany *?

This is to be decided on January 21 at a federal party conference in Hanover, as reported by the

German Press Agency (dpa)

.

Successor to Armin Laschet: CDU party leadership makes membership decision for the first time

Accordingly, the CDU board voted unanimously for it at a special meeting in Berlin this Tuesday (November 2nd).

Before that, however, the party members should be asked who should be the future party boss.

This was demanded by a large majority at a district delegates' conference last Saturday.

So there will be a membership decision - for the first time in the CDU's party history.

Friedrich Merz would have the necessary "eggs" for the task.

CSU top politician Peter Gauweiler in the Münchner Merkur

This is the first decision on the question of the Laschet successor.

The CDU presidium had suggested the date in January.

But: This apparently promptly caused unrest in the People's Party, which was aroused by the poor result in the federal election in 2021 (September 26th) *.

Specifically: As the

dpa

further reports, there was resistance from Saarland's Prime Minister Tobias Hans at the meeting of the CDU party leadership.

Because: The 43-year-old has to pass a state election in his federal state in March.

Successor to Armin Laschet: Power struggle between Friedrich Merz, Norbert Röttgen and Jens Spahn

Meanwhile, there are signs of a polarizing power struggle for party leadership.

Will the next showdown in the Union follow after Laschet and CSU chairman Markus Söder from Bavaria * fought over the candidacy for chancellor last spring?

Norbert Röttgen had recently positioned himself as the “middle man”.

The prominent CSU politician Peter Gauweiler campaigned for Friedrich Merz *.

“The election of the chairman in 2018 would have been different if Merz hadn't had a bad day at his party conference speech.

He is someone who has the necessary "eggs" for the job of chairman, should the post be filled by a man, "said the 72-year-old in an interview with

Munich-based Merkur

.

In the video: CDU base for membership decision on party chairmanship

The

BILD

speculated, however, whether Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn * could have a chance.

The personnel realignment will at least take longer than many in the party would like.

A federal party conference in the coming year was "too late", said Hans before the committee meetings.

“It is not acceptable that everything should be left to the coalitionists of the traffic light coalition * when it comes to the pressing questions that are pending at the moment.

They need control.

That is why the party congress should take place this year as well. ”The CDU cannot calm down.

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*

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Source: merkur

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