Exactly one year before the next federal election, Union Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz called on the CDU and CSU to fight together for victory. “We are now preparing for next year’s elections,” the CDU’s federal chairman said at the CDU’s North Rhine-Westphalia state party conference.
Merz especially thanked the CSU and its party leader Markus Söder for supporting his candidacy as a candidate for chancellor. “We only have a chance of winning the federal election if the CDU and CSU take the path together.”
Merz’s appearance at the CDU’s largest state association party conference was his first major speech since his candidacy. Merz appeared aggressive. “We are determined to stand there as soon as 6pm on September 28 as those who win the 2025 federal election.” The most important thing for the next federal government to accomplish is, first of all, to treat each other wisely, Merz said with insight. for this Dispute in the current traffic light administration. At the same time, Merz clearly differentiates himself from the AfD. “We will not associate with these people,” he stressed.
