Bundestag: Mit 32 Jahren ins Spitzenamt – So tickt die neue Fraktionsgeschäftsführerin der Union

At just 32 years old, Catarina dos Santos-Wintz has taken on the role of the top executive in the CDU and CSU party, known as the new Fraktionsgeschäftsführerin. Her first week on the job has not gone smoothly as she faces backlash from the AfD representatives, who celebrated CDU member Alice Weidel's rebuke of Chancellor with standing ovations from the right.

The question on everyone's mind is, "How will she proceed?" The Union's coalition machinery must function without interruption for dos Santos to succeed in uniting the coalition and implementing reforms to steer Germany back on the path of growth. The 32-year-old is facing this daunting task in her old office, discussing the challenges ahead.

She asserts, "I can endure heat," as if to make a point to those who underestimate her because of her age. Her predecessor, Steffen Bilger, has already been elevated to the position of Federal Minister of Transport, yet he has not moved out of his office, which has been the scene of turbulence since the resignation of Jens Spahn and the reshuffle of personnel in government, the faction, and the party. Bilger initially took a few days off for a break after the tumultuous weeks.