CDU

British

abbreviation

Christlich-Demokratische Union: a German (until 1990 West German) political party

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Etymology

Origin of CDU

German: Christian Democratic Union

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The most recent survey put the CDU and the Greens in a dead heat on 28 percent.

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On Friday Merz attended the CDU's final campaign rally and said the vote would be watched outside Germany to answer the question: "Is the CDU still able to win elections, even when in government at such a turbulent time?"

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Among the high-profile guests at the CDU party congress for the first time in years will be his predecessor and long-time party rival Angela Merkel.

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Many in the CDU are also upset for a host of other reasons -- although most may swallow their discontent in a party that traditionally values discipline over ideological debates.

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Amid fears this will burden future generations, the CDU youth wing has also been up in arms about a creaking state pensions system in fast-greying Germany that they fear they'll have to pay for in future.

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