Bild: German Chancellor's Party Talks Of Replacing Him
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Conversations are already moving beyond informal behind-the-scenes arguments.
Germany's ruling party has suddenly started talking about changing the chancellor.
The tabloid Bild reports this.
The CDU is talking about replacing Merz
The leadership of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the party that is part of Germany's ruling coalition, has begun discussing a possible replacement for Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
According to Bild, a scenario of a change of the head of government right during the cadence is circulating among party insiders.
According to the publication, the following is being discussed:
under what circumstances replacing Merz could become a real option;
who exactly should have a conversation with him in the event of such a decision.
The publication does not name specific names of possible successors, but emphasizes: the talks are already going beyond informal behind-the-scenes disputes.