CDU: „Keine FDP-light“ – Arbeitnehmerflügel der CDU verlangt von Merz eine Kurskorrektur
Die CDU habe sich „verengt“, kritisiert CDA-Chef Radtke. Er will sozialen Belangen mehr Platz geben und nennt konkrete Vorhaben – darunter eines, das viele Wirtschaftsvertreter fürchten.
The CDU is demanding a fundamental change in direction following recent poor electoral results in Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and Berlin. Dennis Radtke, the leader of the CDU's worker's wing, told the Handelsblatt that the party can no longer claim to be the Volkspartei (People's Party). He emphasized that the CDU is neither the FDP light nor a purely conservative party.
CDA federal chairman Hansviola Rothe criticized the CDU for becoming increasingly narrow in its focus. She lamented that the party had, from the outset of Merz's chancellorship, been guided primarily by the economic wing, while the worker's wing received little attention and was often overlooked. Just last week, Thuringia's premier Mario Voigt called for a "programmatic new beginning" for the CDU, stressing the need for reforms.
CDU principles should not cause people to anticipate a dental visit every time they hear news from the party. The CDU's leadership is set to meet on October 11 in Berlin to discuss the consequences of their string of electoral setbacks. However, the ministers and CDU state leaders have not yet agreed on a response. Some argue for softening the planned reforms and cuts, while others insist on sticking to the announced measures.
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