Federal Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen, according to ZDF, was amazed by Wolfgang Schaeuble's clear position in the fight for the CDU's chairmanship. The fact that Schäuble spoke out for Friedrich Merz, they "baffled," said von der Leyen in the pre-recorded program "maybrit illner".
Von der Leyen added that she had experienced in recent years, how Schäuble Jens Spahn promoted and "highly impressed" by the achievements of Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauers. It was known that the President of the Bundestag was a friend of Merz, said the deputy party leader, adding: "He has decided so."
"Lots of hum and hum"
Her favorite or her favorite for the office called by the Leyen in the broadcast not. Even party leader Angela Merkel and her five deputies had decided not to position themselves ahead of the vote.
In any case, there was "a lot of buzzing and huming" in the party the night before. On Friday, the congress elects a new CDU leadership. Kramp-Karrenbauer competes against Merz and Spahn. In the CDU there is also the concern about a split after the election.