Germany news: Merz faces conservative youth wing in Bonn
Friedrich Merz, who has struggled for support within his party, on Saturday meets with the CDU/CSU's 90,000-strong Young Union.
DW reports: Friedrich Merz, who has struggled for support within his party, on Saturday meets with the CDU/CSU's 90,000-strong Young Union.
In Schleswig-Holstein, 3,000 people are expected at an AfD youth rally.
This politics story centres on Germany. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Bonn, Friedrich Merz and CDU.
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