Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
Coverage of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in the Nexus archive.
- Berlin mayor drops reelection bid over blackout lie
Berlin mayor Kai Wegner announced he will not run for reelection after being accused of misrepresenting his actions during a January blackout. The blackout, caused by a far-left arson attack on energy infrastructure, left neighborhoods without power or heating for four days. Wegner's conservative CDU faces declining support in Berlin, with the party losing ground to The Left, the Greens, and AfD.
- Merz casts himself as a reformer to stem the German far right’s rise
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is promoting a 'Reformkanzler' image through economic overhauls in pensions, tax, and health insurance to counter the far-right AfD's rise. His coalition aims to demonstrate effectiveness amid skepticism about the reforms' scale.
- Far-right surge puts Merz’s coalition on the clock to deliver
Friedrich Merz's coalition government faces pressure to deliver urgent reforms ahead of September state elections in eastern Germany, where the far-right AfD leads in polls. The government aims to pass reforms on taxes, pensions, and care insurance to restore trust and counter economic anxiety, with Merz warning that failure risks AfD victories and challenges to German democracy.