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Kramp-Karrenbauer Confirms Bid to Lead Konrad Adenauer Foundation

The December 19 members’ vote will gauge CDU power at a cash‑strapped institution facing job losses, closed overseas offices, reduced funding.

Schnieder Named CDU Lead in Rhineland-Palatinate as FDP Chooses Hüskens in Saxony-Anhalt

AfD Fails Again to Win Hessian Landtag Vice-Presidency After Three Secret Ballots

Junge Union Leader Rebukes Merkel Over Frequent Political Interventions

Merkel to Send Handwritten Note for Merz’s 70th, Skips CDU/CSU Reception

CDU in Saxony-Anhalt Endorses Sven Schulze for 2026 as Candidate List Dispute Surfaces

Berlin Senate Renames Hofjägerallee Helmut-Kohl-Allee

CDU Pushes to Claim 2027 Presidency, Signals Support for First Female Candidate

Daniel Günther Announces 2027 Bid as CDU Lead Candidate in Schleswig-Holstein

Greens’ Ricarda Lang Accuses Bundestag President Klöckner of Partisan Polarization

CDU’s Linnemann Seeks to Limit Lifetime Civil Service to Core Sovereign Roles

Klöckner’s Ties to Nius Financier Draw New Scrutiny of Her Impartiality

CDU Rules Out AfD Deals in Saxony-Anhalt as Haseloff Backs Schulze

CDU in Sachsen-Anhalt Endorses Sven Schulze as Lead Candidate After Haseloff’s Departure

Union Split Threatens Two-Thirds Majority for Constitutional Court Vote

Klöckner Bars Rainbow Flag, Bans Queer Network at Bundestag on Christopher Street Day

Germany’s Foreign Minister Backs Israel’s Strike on Iran and Retains Right to Criticize Gaza Operations

Parliament President Klöckner Ejects Left MP Over ‘Palestine’ Shirt

Germany’s CDU Proposes Tax-Exempt ‘Aktivrente’ as Work Culture and CO2 Pricing Divide Leaders

Hendrik Streeck Set to Become Germany’s New Narcotics Commissioner