Actually, the whole thing seemed to since yesterday: Friedrich Merz will soon advise the CDU leader. However, in an Interview, he suddenly sounded quite different. A Misunderstanding?

Friedrich Merz has triggered a television interview confusion about his future role in the CDU. Statements in the news channel n-tv to suggest that he was against it now but to advise the party. He was going to go in, no Commission and no Committee of the party, said Merz in an Interview. The party headquarters speaks of a misunderstanding.

The group of advisers of the Chairman is not an official body of the party, said a CDU spokeswoman for the ARD-capital Studio. In this respect, there is no one to Disagree with Merz on future cooperation. It was completely agree.