Boris Rhein (CDU), Ministerpräsident des Landes, in dem der Frankfurter Flughafen liegt, über den CDU-Präsidiumsbeschluss: „Die CDU muss die Deutungshoheit zurückgewinnen über die Alltagsfragen der Menschen in unserem Land.“ Wait for it …
"I believe it is about us now properly governing the country, not asking ourselves whom we can still blame, because the times are far too serious for that," says Winter, who as a member of the CDU Presidium witnessed the debate within the party on Monday. #BärbelBas #CDU #SPD (translated)
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Ulrich Schneider accused the CDU of cutting child support for single parents and abolishing the immediate child benefit for low-income earners, despite its commitment to families. He asked whom the party wanted to deceive with its executive board decision and whether it considered people to be completely foolish. https://t.co/iYLVwxoTA8 #Familienpolitik #Alleinerziehend #CDU (translated)
Christoph Mestmacher from ARD Berlin reports on the conclusion of the CDU presidium retreat on October 12, 2026. #CDU #Präsidium #Politik (translated)
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Christoph Mestmacher, ARD Berlin, zum Abschluss der CDU-Präsidiumsklausur
I told the presidency today immediately that there will be no wobbling at the top management with me. Klingbeil wants to stick to the dual leadership in the SPD chairmanship. #Stromsteuer #CDU #SPD (translated)
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Jan Schäfer wrote that the result of the 24-hour crisis meeting of the CDU presidium apparently consists of clichés as well as already known and decided matters. If this is all there is, nothing more can be expected from the Merz government. https://t.co/2c5ZWv1yvR #CDU #Politik #Krisensitzung (translated)
I told the presidency immediately today that there will be no wobbling in the dual leadership with me. He proposed to the SPD presidency this morning to hold a federal party conference around the turn of the year – in December or January, says Klingbeil in his press statement. #SPD #Parteitag #Doppelspitze (translated)
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Friedrich Merz and the CDU face a crucial presidium meeting after the election defeats in the east, where they must develop a plan to emerge from the deep crisis and ensure their future as a people's party. #CDU #Kurswechsel #Merz (translated)
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Friedrich Merz und die CDU-Präsidiumsklausur: Was folgt aus dem Wahl-»Desaster« im Osten?
The CDU is discussing possible strategies for coping with its current crisis in a presidium retreat. #CDU #Klausur #Politik (translated)
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CDU berät in Präsidiumsklausur über Wege aus der Krise
Waldemar Hartmann reported that Gordon Schnieder (CDU), the Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, was a guest on the ARD program "Report from Berlin" after a meeting of his party's executive board. Hartmann had hoped for new insights but, in his assessment, heard the same statements as for months: People need to be taken along and their concerns taken seriously. In addition, Schnieder ruled out collaboration with the AfD. Hartmann criticized that the CDU had understood nothing and predicted it would soon be in single digits. The "death knell" is already ringing, he wrote. #CDU #RheinlandPfalz #Politik (translated)
Waldemar Hartmann announced that he will be at NIUS on Monday. He is especially looking forward to Harald Martenstein in the show "Sofa der Mehrheit." The focus of the discussion will be the presidency meeting of the CDU and their handling of the AfD. According to Hartmann, the election results in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern caused disputes within the Union. Furthermore, he has found another "Goal of the Week" and invited his viewers to the show. #Montag #CDU #Politik (translated)
Livia Clauss described Friedrich Merz as backward-looking and Joachim Gauck as even more tied to the past. Merz invited Gauck to a meeting of the CDU leadership to decide on the future of the party, she wrote, and wished the CDU good luck. #CDU #Politik #Deutschland (translated)
Friedrich Merz, as Chancellor and CDU leader, is under massive pressure and meets with the presidency of his party at the CDU headquarters to discuss a change of course and clear positions against the AfD, while at the same time the causes of the recent election defeats are to be analyzed. #CDU #FriedrichMerz #Politik (translated)
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Jetzt Treffen mit Partei-Präsidium - Droht der Merz-Showdown in der CDU-Zentrale?
The CDU presidium faces the challenge of showing unity and developing strength from the current predicament to put pressure on the SPD while simultaneously strengthening its own negotiating position. #CDU #SPD #Minderheitsregierung (translated)
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CDU-Präsidium: Aus der Not eine Tugend machen
Tichys Einblick wrote that the ideological dispute in the CDU has intensified before the presidium retreat on Sunday. Boris Rhein demands a more conservative orientation, while Karin Prien already considers the party to be too conservative. At the same time, according to the medium, the CDU is increasingly losing voters to the AfD. https://t.co/20lwsIC4Mn #CDU #Politik #Deutschland (translated)
Seehofer sharply criticized Merz before the CDU presidency conference. #Seehofer #Merz #CDU (translated)
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Seehofer kritisiert Merz vor CDU-Präsidiumsklausur
Friedrich Merz faces the challenge of finding a unified line during the CDU's presidential retreat in a party that is increasingly disintegrating due to catastrophic election results and internal faction disputes. #CDU #FriedrichMerz #Wahlen (translated)
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Merz muss in CDU-Präsidiumsklausur um gemeinsame Linie ringen
In the presidium that first convened, the decisions made on Sunday were prepared, said Babler between the two bodies. #SPÖ #Gremiensitzung #Einigkeit (translated)
SPÖ geht geschlossen in Gremiensitzung
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Lower Saxony's CDU regional chief and executive member Sebastian Lechner (45) told BILD that he is "shocked" and cannot "believe that the Social Democrats really want to fall into the clutches of the Left Party." #SPD #Linke #Politik (translated)
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BrennpunktUA reported that a well-informed source from the Union informed him that at the CDU Presidium retreat on October 11, there are plans to put Friedrich Merz under pressure also because of his support for Ukraine. Unlike earlier initiatives from East German state associations, there is strong backing from the South and support from the West of Germany this time. According to the source, there is a catalog of several demands that should be implemented in a short time. Otherwise, Merz could lose support, which according to BrennpunktUA could mean the end of his chancellorship. At least two of the demands aim to move away from Merz's previous Ukraine policy. BrennpunktUA warned that Merz's downfall would significantly worsen the situation for people in Ukraine. The chancellor is now under pressure not only from parties on the left and right margins and a faction in the SPD that he labeled as pro-Moscow but possibly also from within the Union starting this weekend. He called on supporters of Ukraine to use the information at their discretion and said it should be kept in mind when making public statements about Merz. #CDU #Ukraine #Politik (translated)
