Friedrich Merz: what to expect from the CDU’s new leader
Bitschnau, M.
(24 January 2022)
Friedrich Merz: what to expect from the CDU’s new leader.
LSE European Politics and Policy (EUROPP) blog.
On 22 January, Friedrich Merz was elected as the next leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Marco Bitschnau argues that any expectation the CDU will move sharply to the right under Merz is misguided. There is likely to be substantial continuity with the Merkel era.
| Item Type | Blog post |
|---|---|
| Copyright holders | © 2022 The Author |
| Departments | LSE |
| Date Deposited | 23 Mar 2022 |
| URI | https://researchonline.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/114150 |