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Linnemann assures Merz support ahead of CDU congress in Stuttgart
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CDU General Secretary Carsten Linnemann has assured Friedrich Merz of support ahead of the party congress in Stuttgart. Despite poor poll numbers and discontent within the party, delegates expect a strong re-election of the chancellor as party leader. The congress will also address controversial issues like a social media ban.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz emphasized the stability of his black-red coalition during an ARD interview with Caren Miosga on Sunday evening (May 3, 2026). He urged the SPD to show compromise and ruled out alternatives like tolerance by the AfD. Merz openly addressed discontent within the Union and the limits of his patience.
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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to send a handwritten congratulation to her successor Friedrich Merz on his 70th birthday. She will not attend the CDU/CSU parliamentary group's celebration due to an upcoming trip abroad. Merz will thus become the first chancellor since Konrad Adenauer to turn 70.