Commentary: Friedrich Merz only has two bad options left
The CDU prime ministers are pushing the Chancellor to change course. The party must decide whether it will stick to the Chancellor's strict reform course.
A crisis meeting is taking place at the CDU party headquarters in Berlin, where the party's leadership is under pressure from state premiers to change course. The premiers, including Markus Söder and Hendrik Wüst, are pushing Chancellor Friedrich Merz to reconsider the party's reform agenda, citing the need to address the "reality of people's lives".
This comes just four weeks after the premiers publicly supported Merz following poor election results for the CDU in several states. The party must now decide whether to continue with Merz's reform plans or shift its focus.
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