CDU: The outlawed man known as the king's murderer now wants to become king himself
After the defeat of top candidate Sven Schulze in Saxony-Anhalt, Bundestag member Sepp Müller wants to become the new state party leader. This escalates a long-standing power struggle within the CDU.
The leader of the CDU, Friedrich Merz, has publicly criticized Sepp Müller, the deputy head of the party's parliamentary group and leader of the Saxony-Anhalt state group, for comments made before the state election. Müller had suggested that if the AfD wins the election, it would have a legitimate claim to form a government, and rejected the idea of a coalition with the Left party to prevent the AfD from taking power.
This has caused tension within the party, with Merz and other leaders, including Thorsten Frei, condemning Müller's behavior. Müller has announced his candidacy for the state chair of the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt, while incumbent leader Sven Schulze has stated that he will not run for re-election.
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