ANI
18 Nov 2021, 23:18 GMT+10
Berlin [Germany], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is searching for a new party leader as three candidates have lined up to succeed Armin Laschet with the deadline for applications ending on Wednesday.
Former chairman of the conservative union's (CDU/CSU) parliamentary group Friedrich Merz, who already lost against Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer in 2018 and against Laschet at the beginning of the year, is running for CDU leadership for the third time.
"There will be no shift to the right in the Union with me here. There will be no shifting of axes in the Union. There is to be a clear profile with me," said Merz when presenting his team on Tuesday.
Foreign policy expert Norbert Roettgen and acting head of the Chancellor's Office Helge Braun also announced their candidacy to succeed Armin Laschet.
As Federal Minister for the Environment from 2009 to 2012, Roettgen built up an image as a forerunner for the nuclear phase-out and for ambitious climate protection.
The third candidate Helge Braun has been one of Angela Merkel's most important confidants during recent years and the COVID-19 pandemic in particular. Braun also coordinated the management of the refugee and migration crisis after 2015.
As a consequence of poor election results which saw the CDU come in second behind the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz, Laschet announced to reorganize the party at the beginning of October.
"We will quickly tackle the reorganization of the CDU in terms of personnel -- from the chairperson to the praesidium to the federal executive committee," Laschet said in October.
The new CDU chairperson is planned to be elected at a party conference on Jan. 21, following a member survey scheduled for December. (ANI/Xinhua)
Get a daily dose of Poland Sun news through our daily email, its complimentary and keeps you fully up to date with world and business news as well.
Publish news of your business, community or sports group, personnel appointments, major event and more by submitting a news release to Poland Sun.
More InformationANKARA, Turkey: During a meeting, Michael Evans, President of the Alibaba Group, told Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan that the Chinese ...
WARSAW, Poland: As part of European Union (EU) sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Poland banned all ...
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: Days before the Riksbank, Sweden's central bank, is expected to again raise interest rates, the Swedish krona hit ...
BORDEAUX, France: Some Ireland rugby fans were among the 25 people hospitalized after a botulism outbreak in Tchin Tchin Wine ...
LONDON, UK: Keir Starmer, the leader of the United Kingdom's (UK's) Labor Party, unveiled plans to address illegal migration and ...
WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, the Biden administration imposed sanctions on five Turkish companies and a Turkish national for helping Russia ...
SEOUL, South Korea: Thousands of South Korean educators and school staff gathered in Seoul over the weekend to demand increased ...
WARSAW, Poland: As part of European Union (EU) sanctions imposed against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, Poland banned all ...
MONTGOMERY, Alabama: Last week, Alabama's school chief, Superintendent Eric Mackey, said that under new reading benchmarks to move to fourth ...
WASHINGTON D.C.: Last week, the Federal Reserve said its losses surpassed the US$100 billion mark and will likely continue to ...
ARLINGTON, Virginia: This week, the U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of drone-related munitions and other systems to Canada ...
BETHESDA, Maryland: This week, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) said that it started early-stage human trials on FluMos-v2, ...