Lower Saxony's CDU leader: Lechner demands a “convincing plan” from Chancellor Merz

Lower Saxony's CDU leader Sebastian Lechner called for a "convincing plan" from Chancellor Friedrich Merz before the party executive committee's closed meeting. “We don’t have time for long hesitations – people expect decisions, leadership and results,” said Lechner to the “Rheinische Post”. The exam starts on Sunday.

CDU leader Merz must use the retreat to unequivocally commit the Union to a clear, reliable course of economic renewal and social fairness. “We need this new start in Berlin,” said Lechner, who is the CDU’s top candidate for the Lower Saxony state elections next year.

The CDU must be clearly positioned in the middle of society and in a clear demarcation from all political populism and extremism from the left and right. “We expect Friedrich Merz to set the course and pace for this and to present a convincing plan,” said Lechner.

Lechner wants to see the recent federal and state election results as a wake-up call for the Union. “People don’t expect internal debates from us, but rather tangible solutions,” he said.