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CDU Confronts Deep Crisis as Leadership Opens Klausurtagung

Leaders call the meeting the start of long reforms to win back voters, modernize policy, repair trust, address voter concerns about costs, security, migration

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In Berlin hat die CDU-Spitze ihre zweitägige Klausurtagung begonnen, bei der die Regierungspartei unter anderem über das weitere Vorgehen bei den geplanten Sozialreformen beraten will.

Overview

  • The CDU has convened a leadership Klausurtagung that Generalsekretärin Franziska Hoppermann said is not a "miracle weapon" but the start of a longer recovery process to restore trust and adapt the party.
  • The party suffered three heavy state-election defeats in September, including a historic exit from the Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern parliament for the first time in its postwar history.
  • In Berlin the CDU was pushed from first place by The Left, which is now seeking a coalition with the Greens and SPD, while in Sachsen‑Anhalt the CDU lost almost 20 percentage points and the AfD's Ulrich Siegmund has announced a December bid for minister‑president.
  • Federal support for the CDU has fallen below 20 percent in multiple polls, down from about 28.5 percent at the early 2025 election, deepening pressure on party leadership and Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
  • At the Klausurtagung leaders will debate policy and messaging changes focused on daily life issues such as the cost of living, security and migration, with potential consequences for the governing coalition and the party's long‑term identity as a Volkspartei.