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The CDU affirmed its claim to leadership in the post-Merkel era
The CDU has emphasized its claim to political leadership for Germany even after the end of the era of Chancellor Angela Merkel. “Our will to rule today and shape tomorrow is unshakable. Right now it is up to us ”, he says in a“ Berlin Declaration ”, which was decided by the federal executive committee of the CDU. “At this time, the CDU is called to continue assuming responsibility for our country.” This requires a “sense of responsibility, ability to act, unity” in the party.
The board of directors and the presidium prepared for the federal party conference this Friday and Saturday in online meetings. After months of hanging, the CDU wants to decide the successor of President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Armin Laschet, former Union parliamentary group leader Friedrich Merz and foreign politician Norbert Röttgen are running for the post.
In the statement, the CDU refers to the storm on Capitol Hill in Washington and states that “democracy has been under pressure” in Germany as well. The events in Halle and Hanau or the attempted penetration of the crown deniers in the Bundestag are only the tip of the iceberg. “Conspiracy myths of all kinds are spreading and driving more and more people into a parallel analog and digital world filled with anger, hatred and anti-Semitism. With the AfD, all these forces have a parliamentary arm that fights our democratic culture every day. “
Appeals and resolutions alone will not protect democracy and cohesion, the statement said. “It is our task as the Middle People’s Party to defend the cohesion of society and oppose the centrifugal forces caused by populism on the left and right.”
General Secretary Paul Ziemiak said after the Board of Directors and Presidium meetings that both governing bodies had stated “that regardless of who the new CDU chairman is in Germany, we will support the new party chairman and serve together to this country”. Ziemiak assumed that the three known candidates for the party presidency would remain. “I have no sign of any more candidates,” he said.
