German Chancellor Angela Merkel, chairman of the Union of Christian Democrats (CDU), said on Saturday, October 16, that Arin Lachet said he was taking full responsibility for the conservative weak performance in the Bundestag elections and was about to resign as prime minister in North Rhine-Westphalia.
“The results are bitter – it is not worth denying. I have a responsibility as a leader and a candidate for the post of Chancellor, ”he said when addressing the Congress of the CDU Youth Organization in Münster.
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.
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.
Lašet has also stated that the party needs renewal, a change of generations in leadership and greater involvement of women.
Meanwhile, Health Minister Jens Span, who is considered one of the party’s possible future leaders, has called on Christian Democrats to end the divisions 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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