The Latest Breaking News from CDU

Germany's firewall against the far-right AfD feels the heat

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned that extremism is entering the country’s parliamentary system as the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gains ground. Suspicions that mainstream lawmakers defied party orders to help the AfD secure a regional assembly speakership have raised fresh questions about the long-standing political “firewall” against the…

The Economic Times · Oct 10

State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war

Tobias Rausch secures role of president in Saxony-Anhalt after AfD’s election breakthrough

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6

Far-right AfD gains first-ever state parliament speaker in Germany

The AfD's Tobias Rausch was elected speaker of Saxony-Anhalt's state parliament on Tuesday, marking the first time the far-right party has held such a post in Germany.

Euronews · Oct 6

Germany's Merz vows to hold ruling coalition together after election gains by far right, hard left

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed Monday to keep his ruling coalition of the centre-right CDU and centre-left SPD together for the sake of the country's "democratic future", after both the far right and hard left made big gains in Germany's state elections on Sunday.

France 24 · Sep 21

Chancellor vows to stay on for Germany’s ‘democratic future’ after latest loss to far-right AfD

Merz seeks to shore up support after CDU loses two state elections and is ejected from Mecklenburg parliament

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

Sorbonne Professor Hans Stark: 'Merz is in a very, very fragile situation'

The far right AfD claims it has become Germany’s new “people’s party”. The statement comes after AfD claimed its second regional election win in as many weeks, ramping up pressure on the poorly performing CDU and Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The far-left party also advanced, winning its third regional election thanks…

France 24 · Sep 21

Pressure grows on Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz after bruising election defeats

The string of election debacles comes as Merz has struggled to push through promised economic and social welfare reforms with his coalition partners in the SPD.

Euronews · Sep 21

Latest German election humiliation puts Merz on borrowed time as CDU unrest grows

Chancellor acknowledges disastrous state election results but vow to push on is likely to further alienate voters, and his own party

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

Germany’s Merz ‘grateful’ centre-left SPD wants to stay in coalition after CDU’s heavy losses – as it happened

CDU suffered heavy losses in two regional elections, including in home state of former leader Angela Merkel, where it polled just 4.9%

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21

What's next for Germany's troubled chancellor after a string of state election defeats

Friedrich Merz says he intends to stay on as the leader of Germany and his party after a string of state election defeats

The Independent UK · Sep 21