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Merz: 'We Have to Work Together with the United States'
- German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was re-elected as chairman of the Christian Democratic Union with 91.17 percent of delegate votes at a party congress in Stuttgart.
- This is Merz's first re-election as party leader since becoming Federal Chancellor in June last year.
- Merz reaffirmed that the CDU would not cooperate with the far-right Alternative for Germany party, warning that AfD could 'ruin our country.'
- Merz emphasized the need for internal unity within the CDU to support the government and stated that when united, the party can achieve everything together.
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One year after the last federal election in Germany, the party of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) held its congress on Friday 20 February 2026. The score of the CDU president, Friedrich Merz, was very expected while its popularity in the country remains very weak and part of its simmering base. The chancellor finally took it out of hand.
At the 38th Federal Party Congress in Stuttgart, the CDU re-elected its chairman Friedrich Merz with an overwhelming result. With 878 votes in favour, Merz achieved 91.17 percent approval. Thus, the party sends a clear signal of unity, especially with regard to the upcoming elections in East Hesse and throughout Germany. Merz, who is already taking over the party presidency for the third time, used his speech to defend both the course of the gov…
The CDU Party Congress clearly stands behind its chairman and once again elects Friedrich Merz clearly.
At the party congress near Stuttgart, the CDU delegates had to vote analogue due to technical problems. Around 91.2% voted for the re-election of Merz as party chairman.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has been re-elected as head of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) during the federal congress held in Stuttgart, with 91.10% of the...
The CDU Party Congress once again elected the party leader Friedrich Merz as the party leader. He received 91.2% of the valid votes. The chancellor thus achieved a better result than 2024.
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