Inside CDU

May 7, 2025

Merz is chosen as the Sauerland's constituency candidate by a wide margin, while in Saxony MP Christiane Schenderlein fights to keep the CDU relevant against a dominant AfD.

May 7, 2025

The CDU/CSU is stuck in the polls and pressure from Bavaria grows. Nerves fray as Markus Söder and Daniel Günther clash over a possible coalition with the Greens.

May 7, 2025

After the Aschaffenburg attack, Merz goes all in: in the last sitting week he brings his five-point plan to the Bundestag, accepting that it may pass with AfD votes. The firewall starts to crack.

May 7, 2025

Merz defends his poll lead against Chancellor Scholz in the TV debate, the CDU's social media team battles for control of the narrative, and in the final stretch the chancellor candidate campaigns for Philipp Amthor.