Actually, it would have to be slow boring times in the candidates-the race for the CDU presidency. But Merkel’s party seems to have fun found at the intra-party democracy. Last, Friedrich Merz scores.
Like a child with new toy so excited by the CDU-members show up on the so-called regional conferences. The three most promising Merkel successor to face the questions of the base. In the USA, is the Format for the German Conservatives.
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Only a week until the decision at the party Congress in Hamburg; the final sprint. Since all the chapters to come ride in coaches. After a sausage and a group photo for you today in the exhibition halls of Düsseldorf. 4000 party members look to Annegret Kramp-karrenbauer, Friedrich Merz and Jens Spahn in the sixth of eight regional conferences from the vicinity.
Attack on the Green, distinguishing it from the SPD
“We need to be able to cause controversial debates”, calls to Friedrich Merz, a full ballroom, and garners a lot of applause at a party, with the consensus apparently tired. The former Chairman of the CDU uses Westphalia, its home-field advantage in North Rhine-Westphalia. He emphasizes its origin from the “rural space” in the Sauerland, the Greens in North Rhine-Westphalia for its support of coal-opponents in the hambach forest in focus. “The Greens need to clarify their relationship with the monopoly of violence of this state,” says Merz – re-approval through the hall the thunder.
Home advantage: Friedrich Merz scores in North Rhine-Westphalia
Merz complained that “the clarity of our positions have suffered” and calls for a stronger delineation of the SPD.
The CDU North Rhine-Westphalia is host to members of the strongest land Association of the party. Home for two of the three candidates, Merz, and Spahn. Almost a third of the delegates to the decision-making party at 7. December, is from North Rhine-Westphalia arrive. Who here has scores, so a big step made in the direction of victory at the Hamburg party Congress – in the direction of the CDU presidency.
Self-awareness against forgiveness
Merz is able to harvest in Düsseldorf a total of more applause than his two opponents. While Spahn stumbling more often and Kramp-Karrenbauer acts rather reserved, it radiates a lot of self-awareness. He had already smoked prior to the conference in an Interview: “I have not only the intention but also the firm Conviction that I am elected the CDU Chairman.”
Yet surveys see him behind Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, in terms of the popularity of the CDU and the German total. The candidate also occurs here in Düsseldorf, significantly more peaceful and conciliatory than their male competitors. The current CDU-Secretary-General calls for “constructive debates”, where Merz Controversy want. It makes the Basis of hope: “40 percent of the margin that we want to achieve in Germany and the country associations. At the corral we will measure ourselves.” Currently, the CDU achieved in surveys, only about 26 percent.
Enjoy the competition
Frank Sarfeld. For 30 years, the communications consultant from Düsseldorf, CDU-member. “Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer represents the vast majority of the party,” he says: “The CDU must be with Emotion and passion, and this passion I only see in her.” Otherwise, he will be delighted by a “class culture of discussion. The must us try to imitate other parties.”
According to polls, front: Annegret Kamp-Karrenbauer
Mats Müller, a mechanical engineering Student from Stolberg near Aachen, Germany, looks just before the end of the Evening, Friedrich Merz to the front. He does not share all of the items on Merz’, but it occurred more authentic than his opponents, says the 26-Year-old, then he re-focuses on the final words of the candidates.
Other parties certainly have more experience with intra-party competition than the CDU. But no party in Germany is so much joy at the Moment seems to have in mind as the Christian democratic Union. On the last two regional conferences will be can the Conservatives continue to let off steam. But then it will go to Hamburg for the CDU so that they gathered behind one or a new Chairman.