Germany’s CDU slips in polls after taking Left turn

More and more prominent local and state-level CDU politicians are turning their backs on the Christian Democratic Party. They all cite the collapse of party chairman Friedrich Merz's election promises as the reason for their departure from the party, which has often lasted decades.

Merz Betrayal Spurs Party Exodus

A significant slice of the German centre-right CDU membership is saying that it has had enough of leader Friedrich Merz, leading to resignations from the party. In what was the start of a series of departures, 18 party members, including the entire leadership of the local CDU association in the small north-eastern town of Kühlungsborn, quit the party earlier this week. They cited two main reasons: Merz’s decision to ease strict borrowing rules t…

After the Stadtverband Kühlungsborn leaves the CDU furiously, prominent politicians also turn their backs on the party in other federal states. A letter of resignation has it particularly in itself. This post "Nothing to do with democracy" Exodus goes on: More and more officials leave the CDU was published on Young Freedom.

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Germany’s CDU slips in polls after taking Left turn

Germany’s electorate has responded negatively to chancellor-in-waiting Friederich Merz’s choice to form a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and…

The German Christian Democrats (CDU) have agreed to further increase financial support for NGOs. The party agreed to this with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) even before the coalition negotiations were concluded. Left-wing organisations in particular will benefit from this arrangement.