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3w ago

CDU Postpones Rhein-Berg Board Meeting to Hold Private Talks With Bosbach

Party leaders are holding a confidential weekend session to question the MP on alleged fund misuse ahead of a Cologne prosecutor’s preliminary probe into vote-buying.

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Overview

  • The CDU Rhein-Berg board cancelled its planned Saturday session, arranging a confidential weekend discussion with Bosbach to clarify outstanding questions.
  • Bosbach rejects all allegations of enriching herself or harming the party and endorses handing over relevant documents to prosecutors.
  • The Cologne prosecutor’s office is conducting a preliminary review of a reported €2,500 payment from a CDU party account and new vote-buying claims tied to her 2023 MIT leadership election.
  • Reporting by t-online and ARD Kontraste alleges that Bosbach offered to cover MIT membership fees and provide free hospitality to secure votes in the 2023 regional MIT election.
  • Her legal team argues that key chat logs were partially deleted to manufacture an unfavorable narrative and insists no vote-buying transaction took place.