“I see no desire to correct course” – CDU treasurer resigns and settles accounts with the party

A big bang in Saxony: CDU state treasurer Matthias Grahl is resigning from his position with immediate effect. His letter to the regional association, which was first reported by the “Sächsische Zeitung” and the “Nius” portal, is a reckoning with his party – both in state and federal politics.

Grahl is the managing director of a metal construction company and chairman of the CDU parliamentary group in the Bautzen district council. “I have always seen myself on the state executive board and the presidium as a representative of the grassroots, the people who create the prosperity of this country through value creation and are not professionally politically active,” writes Grahl. Accordingly, he has always tried to “strongly present the points of criticism that inevitably arise from current state and federal policies, where unfortunately there have been no substantial changes to the misguided economic, social, migration and energy policies to date.”

In his view, however, the continued cooperation of the Saxon Union with the Left Party and the Greens, as is now being practiced in the state budget, is damaging to the Free State of Saxony and the future of subsequent generations. “Although the effects of this policy are becoming increasingly clear and voters are increasingly expressing their desire for change, I see no willingness to correct course,” criticizes the CDU politician.

“The majority of committees believe that the path taken is the right one”

With a few exceptions, he received no support for his positions on the board of the CDU state association. In this context, Grahl sees no possibility of improving the basic principles of policy in the future. “As a convinced Christian Democrat, I accept that the majority in these committees obviously consider the path taken to be the right one,” he writes. “In this respect, it is logical that I concentrate my energy on the tasks at the local level and on the economic success of my company.”