Maassen: Values Union should run as a party in eastern elections
In addition to the Sahra Wagenknecht alliance, 2024 could bring another new party formation: As Hans-Georg Maaßen confirms, the Werteunion is to be transformed into a party in around two weeks' time. The aim is to participate in the elections in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg.
The Werteunion wants to decide on the first steps towards founding a party at a general meeting. "The party could already run in the upcoming East German state elections and would work together with all parties that support this program and are prepared to make a political change in Germany," said former President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Chairman of the Values Union, Hans-Georg Maaßen. State elections are due this year in Saxony, Thuringia and Brandenburg.
According to Maaßen, a general meeting of the Werteunion is planned for January 20 in Erfurt. A decision is to be made there about transferring the naming rights to a new party to be founded called Werteunion. The current Werteunion association is to become a support association "with the aim of supporting conservative politics in Germany", as Maaßen explained. "If the general meeting agrees to these far-reaching changes, this would be the first step towards the Werteunion splitting off from the CDU and CSU," said Maaßen.
Maaßen: Merz "not ready for a change in policy"
The Werteunion is particularly conservative and has long been close to the CDU/CSU, but it is not an official party affiliate of the CDU or CSU. According to its own information, the Werteunion has around 4,000 members. Expulsion proceedings are underway against Maaßen, who is himself a CDU member. Maaßen said that the members of the Werteunion were connected to the CDU and CSU "in some cases through decades of membership, but since Angela Merkel, today's Union parties no longer represent the brand essence of the CDU: freedom instead of socialism."
The past year has shown that CDU federal chairman Friedrich Merz and the federal executive of the CDU "are not ready for a change in policy". "Instead, the left-wing course of Merkel's CDU is to be continued. Merkel's policies have caused considerable damage to Germany in all political areas," said Maaßen.
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The Values Union, led by Hans-Georg Maaßen, is aiming to transform into a party in the near future, with the goal of participating in the state elections in Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg. Maaßen mentioned that if the general meeting agrees to the proposed changes, it could mark the beginning of the Werteunion splitting from the CDU and CSU. Governments and parties will be closely watching the developments of the Werteunion, as it could potentially challenge the current political landscape in eastern Germany during the state elections.
Source: www.ntv.de
