Federal Government: CDU officials rebel: "A CDU Chancellor must provide orientation and solve problems"
Dissatisfaction with the Chancellor is growing. For the first time, members of parliament are publicly turning against him. They are calling for "a new start and more substance". What's next for Merz?
Some German lawmakers are openly criticizing Chancellor and CDU leader Friedrich Merz. Florian Oest, a CDU member of parliament from Saxony, has called for a new beginning and more substance in the government's and CDU's work. Oest and other Saxon CDU district chairmen have urged Merz and CDU Secretary General Franziska Hoppermann to convene a meeting of district chairmen, citing the party's poor poll ratings and recent election losses.
Oest wants a "2025 agenda" focusing on affordable energy, reduced regulation, and infrastructure investment to boost the economy and create a secure, social, and strong state.
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