A leading figure in the German Women’s Union is pushing for women to be involved in discussions about a potential alliance with the Social Democratic Party. According to Annette Widmann-Mauz, speaking to the Spiegel, “During exploratory talks and coalition negotiations, women must be represented equally.”
Widmann-Mauz emphasized the importance of women’s perspectives, stating, “We have intelligent women in the party’s and faction’s leadership. Only with the women’s perspective will Germany move forward again.”
The initiative follows a meeting of six top male politicians at the Konrad-Adenauer-Haus, held two days after the election. The gathering included the leaders of the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union, Friedrich Merz and Markus Söder, as well as their general secretaries, Carsten Linnemann and Martin Huber, the chairman of the CSU state group, Alexander Dobrindt and the first parliamentary business manager of the Union’s parliamentary group, Thorsten Frei.
The decision on which group will represent the Union in exploratory talks and potential coalition negotiations with the Social Democrats has not yet been made.