One-Third of CDU Members in Kühlungsborn Resign Over Federal Policy Shifts

The resignations, driven by dissatisfaction with Friedrich Merz's leadership and policy changes, mark the largest membership loss for the CDU in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

• Fourteen of 41 CDU members in Kühlungsborn resigned in protest against the party's policy direction under Friedrich Merz.
• The resigning members criticized the loosening of Germany's debt brake, calling it the 'DNA of the CDU.'
• Further grievances included the inclusion of climate neutrality by 2045 in the constitution and insufficient reforms in migration and citizen's income policies.
• The resignations represent the largest membership loss for the CDU in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern to date.
• Despite the departures, the CDU remains the largest party in the state with approximately 4,300 members.

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