Tilman Kuban ends his address by adding a few notes to his party journal as a farewell. The Union must not be content with being the strongest force at 28 percent, argues the departing chairman of the Young Union. You must be allowed to reach 40 percent plus once more.
More member involvement and discussions are required. And it’s inconceivable that the CDU, like it did at its previous party convention, largely provides a quota argument. “It’s far from where the folks are. With that, we failed to gain a single vote.
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On his final address, Kuban put a lot of effort. He eventually fights back tears. He served as the CDU and CSU’s youth leader for three and a half years, but at 35 he is too old to join the Junge Union. Standing ovations are given to him by his party companions.
The replacement has long been anticipated
The lawyer was a skilled fighter who understood how to get attention. The JU is currently preparing for the period following Kuban at its Germany Day this weekend in Fulda. For weeks, it had been clear who would succeed him: Johannes Winkel, the JU’s regional director in NRW. He received 87 percent of the vote on Friday night to become the next chairman of JU.
He had been touring the JU’s regional associations for a few weeks, making introductions. He adopted a more sober tone in his Fulda address than in his Kuban introduction. The Junge Union was told by Winkel to “look ahead in the issue of generations.” It is appropriate that the CDU is creating a novel pension idea. “But that is insufficient. We must have the guts to discuss causes.
JU is unhappy with the CDU’s decisions.
A more modern family policy that creates incentives “such that a career and children are worthwhile” is required, along with increased immigration into the labor market. “Let’s force the CDU into a conversation at the upcoming party conference that is awkward but desperately needed for our country,” Winkel said.
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The JU is unhappy with a number of the CDU’s decisions. Kuban criticized the party’s Internet upload filter campaign and its neglect of young people during the Corona era on numerous occasions, arguing that neither of these actions persuaded younger voters. Younger people do not vote for the Union more frequently as a result of youth conscription, which the CDU recently incorporated into its platform.
The Ukraine War is also commemorated on the Junge Union’s “Germany Day” this year. The delegates want to talk about a significant foreign and security policy motion. CDU leader Friedrich Merz and Union parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn are among the expected attendees. The JU is the largest youth organization of any party in Europe, with 92,000 members.