Now the CDU power struggle is going on in rapid succession!
On Thursday afternoon, Chancellor Helge Braun (49) let the cat out of the bag, confirmed his candidacy for the CDU chairmanship!
Shortly afterwards, outside expert Norbert Röttgen (56) followed suit. He announced an appearance at the federal press conference for Friday morning – there he should announce his ambitions.
A poisoned birthday present for Friedrich Merz, who celebrated his 66th birthday on Thursday?
The fact is: Merz’s official declaration of candidacy is still missing. After two failed attempts, Merz is still working on the team with which he wants to win the survey of the CDU base, according to BILD information.
A possible team member is Schleswig-Holstein’s Minister of Education Karin Prien (56), who is part of the liberal wing of the party, but also scored points with conservative issues (e.g. gender bans in schools). She wants to become vice boss, did not rule out a team solution with Merz …