Merkel first appears after elections

Not an easy weekend for Merkel. On Saturday (07.10) she spoke to the conservative youth, but the real confrontation is expected on Sunday. 

Merkel already officially announced coalition talks with the Liberals and Turkey.

For the first time after the significant losses of the conservative union, the CDU/ CSU in the Bundestag elections on September 24th, German Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared before a broad party public. In „the day of Germany” of the Youth Union, (JU) in Dresden, with 1,000 delegates, Merkel faced criticism. 

Following the loss of the union, the head of the conservative Youth Union for Bavarina, Hans Reichhart, asked for a full exchange of Chancellor Merkel's course. According to him, the union parties suffered “a major failure”. We are for the right and center, “but we don't want to be open from all sides”, Reichhart stressed at the youth union conference.

Chancellor Merkel, meanwhile, has officially announced talks on creating the coalition known as “Giajka”. At the youth union meeting, she also said that a possible coalition between Liberals and Greens would establish a party congress, the CDU. 

With that, Merkel accepted the request of the youth union, which requires the party's vote on the coalition. At Dresden Merkel said, there is no other option, “since it is clear, that the SPD for a specified time at the federal level is no longer capable of governing. ”

The youth organisation of the CDU and CSU has asked before the three-day conference, sharpening the conservative account and personnel changes after the election losses. Youth Union head Paul Ziemak said Friday evening that the CSU and CSU must quickly iron out their differences over the maximum refugee border, in order to start coalition-building talks with the Green Liberals early next week. 

The conservative Union, YOU have about 110,000 members and call yourself the largest political youth association in Europe.

Sunday's challenge

On Sunday (08.10) Chancellor Merkel faces another challenge. The debate over the maximum border of refugees is the central topic of the summit between the CDU and CSU as preparation for coalition talks known as „Gimajka” Conservators, Green, Liberals.

The Christian Party, CSU, has determined its demand for the maximum border of refugees before meeting Sunday. CSU places the border on a contingent of 200,000 refugees a year. 

But Merkel refuses such a general definition. Green and Liberals, too. The conservative youth Union, YOU, requires a clear restriction on immigration, which should be sanctioned in a migration law, require conservative young people.

Christian politician Joachim Herrman told the German newspaper „Die welt” on Saturday (07.10) concerning the maximum limit, that „is about political purpose and tangible results”. 

He doesn't see the danger of a union break-up. „No one wants split”, Herrman said. Even CDU politician Jens Spahn has expressed, that „doesn't matter to him, what he's going to call, to me is an important signal. ”

The Green Liberals also demand a deal within sisters, CSU and CSU parties for the matter for days. Liberal politician Marie-Agnesses Zimmermann (FDP) has indicated, that if we are to work in a government,” we shouldn't interfere with CDU/ CSU.”