Overview

• Delegates returned Hendrik Wüst to the CDU North Rhine-Westphalia chair with 98%, near his 98.3% from 2021 and above roughly 97% in 2023.
• The gathering centered on the September 14 municipal elections, with reporting from the event noting an apparent rise in AfD support.
• Wüst warned that more people fear losing their jobs and argued Germany needs fast growth to restore confidence.
• He welcomed the federal plan for municipal old-debt relief, calling it a step toward restoring local capacity to act, with a law slated to start in early 2026.
• Wüst publicly backed NRW Building Minister Ina Scharrenbach, who disclosed cancer in June and is undergoing a four-month outpatient chemotherapy with fewer public appearances.