Friedrich Merz wants to take over after the Failure of his application to the party presidency now an office in the immediate environment of the CDU. The 63-Year-old wants to be Vice-Chairman of the CDU economic Council, as the party close to the organization confirmed on Wednesday the Internet service Twitter. The Council spoke in this connection of the “good news”.
About the new plans of Merz had first reported the “Bild”newspaper. The blade quoted the President-elect of the economic Council, Astrid Hamker, with the words: “I beat him in our bodies on the 11. April and then to the Federal Assembly of delegates at the business forum on 4. June.”
Hamker self does not want to replace the current President, Werner Bahlsen, the will to run again. It is in the case of your choice, the first woman to head the economic Council. Your proposal for Merz, the reasons, according to the “image” with great restraint, the Merz is still in the economic wing of the Union enjoy.
“So that Friedrich Merz met a great expectation of many of his followers,” said Hamker the sheet. “The economy represents many of the roughly 49 percent of the delegates won by Friedrich Merz, the CDU party Congress. Therefore, I expect a large positive response.” Also, all the speculation about the future commitment of Merz were in the party ended.
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The former Union Leader had, after his defeat by Annegret Kramp-karrenbauer in the struggle for the CDU Presidency, first of all, not in terms of a future involvement in the party. According to the “image” he wants to occur now in the new function in the election campaign in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg, where in the autumn of each state Parliament elections. (AFP)
