4 hours agoAfter Merkel's withdrawal, the first candidate for the CLU presidency is announced
Periskopi(8 years ago)
(8 years ago)Friedrich Merz, has announced his candidacy for the party presidency after 18 years of Angela Merkel, which will leave in December. “We need a new beginning and a renewal of experienced leadership personality, as the youngest we are”, he said in a statement. “I am [...]
Friedrich Merz, has announced his candidacy for the party presidency after 18 years of Angela Merkel, which will leave in December.
“We need a new beginning and a renewal of experienced leadership personality, as the youngest we are”, he said in a statement. “I am willing to take responsibility and do everything possible to strengthen our CDU party in Germany”.
Merz said Angela Merkel deserves “respect and gratitude for her work in 18 years at the helm of CDU”.
The announcement comes just hours after the Chancellor, surprisingly, had told the one who would resign as president at the upcoming CDU party congress in Hamburg, December 7th.
