The CDU politician Friedrich Merz in the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the main responsible for the crisis in the party and calls a premature end to her chancellorship. “We are in a very difficult Situation,” said Merz on Monday evening in the ZDF.

For years, the inaction and lack of leadership-lay “like a fog carpet by the Chancellor” about the country. The entire look of the Federal government was “simply bad”.

Merz pleaded for the premature end of the term of office of Merkel. “I can’t imagine simply that this type of governance will be in Germany for two years until the end of this parliamentary term,” he said. “It’s not easy.” The problems in Germany, but also the international challenges are much too big.

The state elections in Thüringen, the CDU and the SPD strongly of votes to lose, was a “big vote of no confidence against the big coalition in Berlin”. The Federal government had been punished””.

party leader in protection

Merz, was put in December 2018, Annegret Kramp-karrenbauer at the election of the CDU-presidency, taken the party boss took demonstrative in protection. You’ve played “according to my observation there is hardly a negative role,” he said with a view to the weak result in the German state of Thuringia.

At the base of the German Chancellor at the heart of the criticism was “predominantly”. Of your political leadership and clear statements would be “expected”.

As an example, he cited the basic pension, which will be discussed for months without result in the Grand coalition. This contract standing in the coalition, that they should come up with a means test. The people wondered why the CDU is put through, but “again and again to make concessions to the SPD” do. (anf/sda)

Created: 29.10.2019, 10:17 PM

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