Merz answers the question of party leadership only indirectly Former Union faction leader Friedrich Merz has indicated his willingness to run for the CDU presidency. He was ready to take responsibility, said Merz on Thursday evening at a medium-sized business forum in Berlin. However, Merz did not respond directly to the moderator’s specific request as … Read more
Merz answers the question of party leadership only indirectly Former Union faction leader Friedrich Merz has indicated his willingness to run for the CDU presidency. He was ready to take responsibility, said Merz on Thursday evening at a medium-sized business forum in Berlin. However, Merz did not respond directly to the moderator’s specific request as … Read more
Kretschmann announces more offensive course against AfD Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) announced a more offensive course against the AfD after the events in Thuringia: “I fear that the reputation of the democratic parties has been damaged overall by the behavior of the CDU and FDP in Thuringia”. And further: “And that is exactly … Read more
Kretschmann announces more offensive course against AfD Baden-Württemberg’s Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann (Greens) announced a more offensive course against the AfD after the events in Thuringia: “I fear that the reputation of the democratic parties has been damaged overall by the behavior of the CDU and FDP in Thuringia”. And further: “And that is exactly … Read more
Sunday February 9, 2020 – The election of FDP politician Kemmerich as prime minister in Thuringia triggers a political quake. After all, AfD votes were jointly responsible for the election victory. Liberal leader Lindner admits that he underestimated the right-wing populists and sees the move as a tactical move. After the election and the later … Read more
Lindner says he “also succumbed to a misjudgment by the AfD,” denies allegations The federal chairman of the FDP Christian Lindner presented himself to the press in Berlin after the federal executive board had given him confidence. There was a “very intense and open debate” that was still ongoing, but the session had been interrupted … Read more
CDU boss Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has confirmed on ZDF that the CDU leadership is in favor of a new election. Furthermore, she is for a resignation of the newly elected Prime Minister Thomas Kemmerich from the FDP. Kramp-Karrenbauer emphasized that she had previously warned both the CDU in Thuringia and FDP leader Christian Lindner of the … Read more