Carsten Linnemann, the General Secretary of the CDU, has expressed his surprise at the appointment of the designated Minister for Digitalization. According to Linnemann, the boldest decision was to appoint an external individual as the Digitalization Minister. He made this statement on Monday to RTL and ntv. The new Digital Minister in the cabinet of CDU leader Friedrich Merz will be Karsten Wildberger, the current CEO of Media-Saturn-Holding. Linnemann believes that appointing a professional from the business world who has shown competence in digitalization is necessary. He also mentioned that Wildberger is likely to accept the role without monetary compensation, which he considers to be a positive aspect. Linnemann sees this appointment as the biggest surprise of the day.
External Digital Minister Surprise Appointment
