“The results are bitter – it is not worth denying. I have a responsibility as a leader and a candidate for chancellor,” he said when addressing the Congress of the CDU Youth Organization in Münster.
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At the same time, Lašet has pointed out that the Conservatives must be ready to work in the opposition of the Bundestag, where they have not been since 2005.
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It was announced on Friday that the German Social Democrats (SPD), Green and Free Democrats (FDP) had reached a preliminary agreement to start formal talks on forming a coalition government. If a final agreement is reached, Merkel’s successor could become Chancellor of Finance and SPD leader Olaf Scholz.
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Lašet has also stated that the party needs renewal, a change of generations in leadership and greater involvement of women.
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Meanwhile, Health Minister Jens Span, who is considered one of the party’s possible future leaders, has called on Christian Democrats to end the divide and overcome a “climate of mutual distrust”, saying it was time for the party to take responsibility for “Merkel’s generation”.
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