District Chairmen's Conference: "It was intense" - Merz feels the frustration of the CDU grassroots
Embarrassing election defeats, miserable polls, disputes over reform within the government: frustration and uncertainty are running high in the CDU. Chancellor Merz has now presented himself to the party base.
CDU party leaders met at the party's central office in Berlin to discuss the party's crisis following recent election losses. The meeting came after a series of embarrassing defeats in the autumn, including the CDU's first-ever exit from a state parliament in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The party is currently facing significant challenges, with Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government and Friedrich Merz's leadership being widely criticized.
Merz's popularity ratings are at an all-time low, and the party is trailing behind the AfD in national polls.
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