In Germany, the leaders of each of the two ruling parties in the parliamentary group have named themselves as promising successors to Chancellor Merkel for the September federal election, and the move toward the election campaign is in full swing.
For the federal election in September, the ruling party "Christian Democratic Union" to which Chancellor Merkel belongs has nominated a unified prime minister candidate who will be the face to fight the election with the sister party "Christian Social Union". I'm going to choose.
The "Christian Democratic Union" announced on the 12th that it would support the party leader, Mr. Rachette, as a candidate for prime minister, and Mr. Rachette said, "I am pleased to have received a lot of support within the party."
On the other hand, from the "Christian Social Union", the leader of the party, Zeder, who has demonstrated strong leadership in responding to the new coronavirus and is gaining popularity in opinion polls, has made a name for himself.
At the press conference on the 12th, he emphasized his willingness to become a candidate for prime minister, saying, "The poll is a clear measure of what the people are thinking. The thoughts of the majority people cannot be ignored." ..
Although the approval ratings of these two ruling parties, which form a parliamentary group, have plummeted due to delays in vaccination, etc., the approval ratings are still the highest compared to other political parties, and the candidate for prime minister is Merkel, who is retiring from politics. It will be a successor candidate.
The candidate for the unified prime minister is expected to be decided soon, and the movement toward the election campaign is in full swing.