"Meeting in campaign mode In Germany's political system, federal party conferences are key events for any party, serving as an opportunity for self-reassurance, attack or consolation. Even the choice of venue holds meaning: a show of campaigning and confidence. Elections are being held in host state Baden-Wurttemberg two weeks after the party conference. Before the end of September, four more of Germany's 16 states are set to hold elections. In two of the five states Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt the CDU holds the office of state premier."
"At the federal level, the Union parties of the CDU and CSU are polling below expectations. They received 28.5% of the vote in the federal election of February 2025 in the latest poll by Infratest dimap they had only 26%, a low seldom seen by the party. At the end of 2025, the CDU declared it had 356,769 members, about 8,000 fewer than 12 months before and about 27,500 fewer than at the end of 2021."
"Bound by responsibility" is the CDU's motto for the federal party conference in Stuttgart on February 20–21. It is the first major meeting since Friedrich Merz became chancellor in May 2025 and since the CDU and CSU returned to federal government leadership. The conference will prioritize duties and necessary reforms over new initiatives, under growing pressure to act. CDU Secretary General Carsten Linnemann called for a "year of change" and expressed hope the government would present a reform package before spring. The event must demonstrate readiness for reform while serving as a campaigning display ahead of multiple state elections.
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