![In the front row: Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (68, center) with his wife Elke...](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/24/285250/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/steinmeier-enrages-cdu-leadership.webp)
Disorder prevails at the CDU headquarters in Berlin's Tiergarten and near Bellevue Palace.
German Federal States![Former Environment Minister Jürgen Trittin (69, Greens) in conversation with Sandra Maischberger...](https://cdn.aussiedlerbote.de/content/images/2024/05/16/269310/jpeg/4-3/1200/75/trittin-refers-to-angela-merkel-as-mrs-merz.webp)
What was he thinking? Ex-Environment Minister Jürgen Trittin (69, Greens) referred to ex-Chancellor Angela Merkel (69) as "Mrs. Merz" on Sandra Maischberger's show, prompting the audience to erupt in laughter.
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Friedrich Merz, the opposition leader (68, CDU), intends to adjust his linguistic and tactical approach in the future by becoming less confrontational. He plans to act in a more statesmanlike manner.
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