Overview
- CDU spokesperson Isabelle Fischer confirmed the cancellation of the federal board’s Friday and Saturday kickoff in Mainz.
- Headquarters feared members, especially from northern and eastern regions, could not reach the venue safely due to dangerous roads and transport outages.
- An uncoordinated draft resolution circulated via WhatsApp mistakenly referred to 2025, exposing internal communication lapses.
- Some senior figures were caught off guard by the decision, with Baden-Württemberg leader Manuel Hagel apparently unaware while in Seeon.
- Friedrich Merz’s schedule was disrupted, with a delayed Seeon appearance due to snow and lingering uncertainty over his planned Sunday government flight to India.