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Chancellor's stage in Turkey: Erdogan receives Wüst like a Merz heir: Turkish President Erdogan unexpectedly received Hendrik Wüst. Why the meeting is ...
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Chancellor debate travels with him: Hendrik Wüst's perfectly ordinary trip to Turkey
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Hendrik Wüst in Turkey: Why is the North Rhine-Westphalia Minister-President meeting with Erdoğan?
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Hendrik Wüst in Turkey: The man from the West strengthens his position as Merz's rival
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Erdogan receives Wüst - | Surprise Palace Visit for North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister-President
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Turkey sees Wüst as a potential Chancellor: Hendrik Wüst is received in Ankara like a possible future German Chancellor: President Erdogan takes time for the ...
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Why Hendrik Wüst has to be extremely careful these days: The CDU politician Hendrik Wüst is visiting Turkey, and the question of who will be Chancellor is ...
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Hendrik Wüst visits Erdoğan: Is he already playing the Chancellor here?: Hendrik Wüst, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, visited Turkish President ...
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OpinionWüst says what many "German-Turks" have long wanted to hear.: Hendrik Wüst (CDU, left), Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, sits in the presidential ...
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Wüst and his alternative to Merz's CDU: During his visit to Ankara, North Rhine-Westphalia's Minister-President Hendrik Wüst is attempting a delicate ...
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Hendrik Wüst in Turkey: Is he fueling the chancellor debate from the Bosporus?: The state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia wants to expand economic and ...
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Poll bombshell for Wüst in North Rhine-Westphalia: CDU plummets, AfD gains ground
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Key FactsInsa poll puts NRW CDU at 26 percent
2 days ago · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- If state elections were held Sunday, the CDU would receive 26 percent, eight points below its previous election result.
- Insa’s poll gives the AfD 21 percent, four points higher than in the previous survey.
- The SPD and FDP remain at 18 and 4 percent, while Greens, Left and others reach 16, 10 and 5 percent.
- On these figures, the coalition of CDU and Greens would lack a majority in Düsseldorf.
Bonn: Wüst warns against the Left Party and AfD at the Young Union meeting: At the Young Union's national convention in Bonn, Hendrik Wüst sharply criticizes ...
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With beer through the train station - | My test of the new alcohol ban: Cheers, train! Newsletter author Quoos during the station test
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OpinionInterview: CDA leader Radtke: What Merz can learn from Wüst: The head of the CDU's social wing, Dennis Radtke, demands a strong willingness to change from ...
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RAG Foundation and BASF: Open questions surrounding Evonik: The financially powerful RAG Foundation is Evonik's largest shareholder. Its politically ...
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RTL/ntv Trend Barometer: Wüst more popular than Söder, especially among the Greens
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Suddenly, HE is being touted as the new NRW Minister-President if Wüst goes to Berlin
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Wüst schlägt Söder in der K-Frage – doch ausgerechnet bei AfD-Wählern dreht sich das Blatt
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BASF takeover bid: Opposition in North Rhine-Westphalia raises the possibility of state participation in Evonik
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Paid articlePaywallDesolation in Turkey: New tones in dealing with Erdogan: For twenty years, German politicians have been making a fool of the Turkish president ...
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NRW Minister-President in Turkey | Meeting between Wüst and Erdoğan during trip to Turkey
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Key FactsErdoğan receives NRW Premier Hendrik Wüst in Ankara
Sep 28, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Wüst’s delegation announced the meeting at the Turkish president’s Ankara palace at short notice.
- According to Wüst’s delegation, discussions were to cover NRW-Turkey ties, economic cooperation, and current political issues.
- The trip centers on the 65th anniversary of the German-Turkish recruitment agreement; it is the first by an NRW premier and Wüst’s first Turkey visit.
- Wüst traveled from Düsseldorf to Ankara with a prominent business delegation and more than 30 journalists.
I want to remain the Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia.— Hendrik Wüst, in a ZDF interview the evening before his departure
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Erdoğan meets German state leader touted as possible Merz successor: The premier of Germany's most populous state was welcomed by Turkish President Recep Tayyip ...
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Turkish President Erdogan receives Wüst in Ankara - | “special relationship”: NRW Minister-President Hendrik Wüst (CDU, left) at the meeting with Turkish ...
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NRW leader Wüst speaks plainly about Merz rumors: "We haven't talked about that"
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Keep your cool, make a good impression: This is how Wüst is fueling the chancellor swap debate
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Speculation about Merz's successor: Wüst says the Chancellery is "currently not an option"
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