In the CDU, there is growing pressure on Federal Chairman Armin Laschet to clear the way for CSU boss Markus Söder to run for chancellor.
In the CDU parliamentary circles of the five northerners, it was heard on Sunday, according to WELT information, that Laschet had hardly any supporters among their parliamentarians in the Bundestag.
This is the result of an informal query among MPs.
This could have formed a powerful coastal alliance that Söder supports.