Thomas Strobl will not run again for the CDU state chairmanship in Baden-Württemberg. The 63-year-old reported this to the party headquarters, as the dpa learned from participants. He has led the regional association since 2011. SWR initially reported.
Accordingly, Strobl suggests parliamentary group leader Manuel Hagel as his successor. Strobl himself reportedly wants to remain interior minister and deputy head of government. For many months, 35-year-old Hagel has been said to have ambitions for the post of CDU state leader – and for the top candidate for the 2026 state elections. Hagel has not yet made any public statements. The decision will be made by the CDU state party conference in November.
Baden-Württemberg was politically firmly in the grip of the CDU for almost six decades. In 2011, the state elections brought a turning point: after 58 years, the party lost power to the green-red coalition. The CDU remained in opposition until 2016. Since then, the Christian Democrats have governed as junior partners of the Greens with Prime Minister Winfried Kretschmann. Thomas Strobl has led the party since 2011. The Interior Minister is under political pressure because of the affair surrounding the police inspector and a related investigative committee.
2023-09-25 10:16:10
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