As the Union's candidate for chancellor, Armin Laschet is experiencing a debacle.
He will soon be relinquishing the chairmanship of the CDU party.
After Helge Braun, Norbert Röttgen is now apparently also reporting.
Berlin - After the lost federal election *, the CDU * is facing a new beginning.
The party chairman Armin Laschet * went into the race as the Union's candidate for chancellor and crashed.
The former NRW Prime Minister will hand over the chairmanship of the Christian Democrats at the beginning of 2022.
First of all, a membership decision is to vote on the candidates in December 2021.
If none of the applicants receives an absolute majority there, the party base could have a casting vote.
Some names are already being traded as potential Laschet successors.
In addition to Friedrich Merz, Norbert Röttgen and Jens Spahn * were also mentioned.
Health Minister Spahn announced on Wednesday (November 10th) that he did not want to run for office *.
CDU party chairmanship: Norbert Röttgen wants to announce candidacy for Laschet's successor
In contrast, Norbert Röttgen is apparently on the verge of throwing his hat into the ring. An invitation from the Association of Capital Journalists, which was sent out on Thursday (November 11th), shows that the foreign policy expert will speak on Friday morning (November 12th) at the federal press conference in Berlin. The PK, which is scheduled to start at 9 a.m., runs under the title “Candidate for the chairmanship of the CDU in Germany”. Röttgen will probably announce his candidacy for the CDU party chairmanship at the meeting.
Chancellery Minister Helge Braun has already created facts, his candidacy was announced on Thursday (November 11th) *. Braun wants to explain on Friday (November 12) at a state board meeting of the Hessian CDU why he would like to become party leader, a spokesman for the CDU parliamentary group in Hesse told
AFP
on Thursday (November 11)
. Braun's home district association in Gießen will then officially nominate the Christian Democrat, who is considered a close confidante of the outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel *.
Time is running out for all other possible candidates to succeed Laschet.
Applications for candidacy for CDU party chairmanship will only be accepted until November 17th.
Applicants must be able to show the support of a state or district association.
The official election of the new party leader is planned for the CDU party congress on January 21st and 22nd in Hanover.
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