Friedrich Merz: "I want to be part of a team in the campaign":
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Merz proposes joining CDU election campaign teamAt the Ludwig Erhard Summit in Tegernsee, Merz backed a team for the next federal election campaign.
- At the Ludwig Erhard Summit in Tegernsee, Friedrich Merz proposed a team for the upcoming federal election campaign, including himself.
- CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer welcomed his willingness, and the party said a strong campaign team was needed.
- Former federal minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg explicitly endorsed Merz as a possible chancellorship candidate at the same event.
- Merz said the chancellorship was not currently his concern; decisions should be made ten to twelve months before the election.
We have to go into the next Bundestag election with the best possible formation. It is not just one person at the top; it is a team, and I want to be part of a team as well.— Friedrich Merz, at the Ludwig-Erhard Summit in Tegernsee, about a role in the upcoming Bundestag election campaign
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- Friedrich Merz prefers not to discuss coalition partners during the campaign, while the CSU firmly excludes collaboration with the Greens.
- Markus Söder recently stated in interviews that he does not consider a coalition with the Greens, despite some ambiguous comments.
- The CSU emphasizes that cooperation with the Greens is ideologically impossible, limiting Merz's negotiating power if the Union wins the election.
- Nevertheless, Merz remains open to discussions with the Greens and maintains personal contacts with key figures in the party.
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