In addition to Tikhanovskaya, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Chairman of the Bavarian CSU Party Markus Söder, Head of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, President of the European People's Party Donald Tusk will address the delegates with a welcoming speech.

The CDU congress will be held on January 15-16 in an online format, delegates will elect a new party chairman.

Earlier, Tikhanovskaya said that the protests in Belarus "were not blown away", they are changing their form.