Overview
- In an ARD interview after the G20 summit in Johannesburg, Friedrich Merz said all allegations against Wolfram Weimer had proven false.
- Merz stressed that Weimer is no longer a managing director and, in Merz’s account, has now given up his stake even though conduct rules did not require it.
- The criticism focuses on the Ludwig-Erhard-Gipfel, organized by Weimer Media Group founded by Weimer and Christiane Goetz-Weimer, which reportedly offers pricey participation packages and markets access to decision-makers.
- Weimer says he relinquished management functions and voting rights in the spring and recently transferred his 50 percent holding to a trustee to address perceived conflicts.
- Public scrutiny continues, with a Tagesspiegel “Hauptstadtgespräch” on December 8 at the Deutsches Theater where Weimer will take questions from the audience.