CDU Prime Ministers stand behind Chancellor Merz

The eight CDU prime ministers have turned against personnel discussions in view of speculation about the political future of Chancellor Friedrich Merz. "People can trust that we will tackle their problems. As Prime Ministers, we want and will make our contribution together with the Chancellor," says a joint statement available to WELT and "Politico".

The path to people's new trust in Christian Democracy leads through listening and political action, not through personnel discussions. "Political Germany needs stability now more than ever. In this situation, the unity, energy and a clear course of German Christian Democracy are now important," the statement continued. It mentions three common basic beliefs of the heads of government:

In the future, the country will continue to need a stable and effective federal government with its own majority in the Bundestag. Since its founding, Germany's CDU has stood for "the successful model of German coalition democracy" like no other party. Given the upcoming elections in other European countries next year, “a stable and strong Germany in a united Europe will be even more important.”

Germany's CDU is ready to work with all democratic forces.

Germany needs reliability and decisive action. “Trust will arise again when politics solves the problems and questions that concern people in their everyday lives.” This is the firm conviction of the Prime Ministers from the CDU and “the shared responsibility of all Christian Democrats for our country”.

Schleswig-Holstein's Prime Minister Daniel Günther demonstratively supports Chancellor Friedrich Merz. “We want this federal government to be successful, for Friedrich Merz to be a successful chancellor,” said Günther in a joint statement by the eight CDU prime ministers. Some discussions in the media, some of which are fueled by Union members, are pure speculation. “It is a necessary signal that we, as Prime Ministers within the CDU, make it clear that we support the federal government,” said Günther. “We don’t need a personnel discussion within our party now, but we also need reforms in our country, which we want to implement together with the SPD.” It creates trust among people when their real problems are solved and not personnel debates. “And we as prime ministers sent out this powerful signal.”