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Christian Social Union (CSU)

The conservative CSU is a regional Bavarian party, which plays an important role on the federal level as "sister party" to chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU.

The CSU traditionally has a comfortable majority of around 50 percent in Bavaria. The average age of its 147,000 members is 59, they live mainly in rural areas. CSU leaders are known for their beer-swilling populism, they embrace conservative family policies for stay-at-home moms and anti gay marriage; some are euroskeptic, and the party leadership wants foreigner drivers to pay to use German motorways. This page provides a collection of DW's content the CSU.

Bayern Ministerpräsident Horst Seehofer Abgang

Opinion: Over and done with 12.11.2018

Horst Seehofer plans to step down as head of the Christian Social Union. His days as Interior Minister appear numbered too, but not before he tries to take the chancellor down with him, writes DW's Jens Thurau.
Deutschland München | Horst Seehofer, Innenminister CSU

CSU chief Horst Seehofer to step down as party leader 12.11.2018

After Angela Merkel pledged to retire as the head of her CDU party, Horst Seehofer has confirmed he will also step down as leader of Bavaria's CSU. However, he intends to remain Germany's interior minister for now.

Berlin, Bundestag: Gibt Horst Seehofer den CSU-Vorsitz ab?

Merkel ally Horst Seehofer to resign CSU leadership: reports 07.11.2018

Sources close to Interior Minister Horst Seehofer have told a respected German newspaper that he plans to resign. Seehofer's spokesperson has denied the reports.
Deutschland Bayern Koalitionsverhandlungen zwischen CSU und Freien Wählern Söder und Aiwanger

Merkel's Bavarian CSU allies reach coalition with Free Voters 02.11.2018

Angela Merkel's conservative sister party in Bavaria has found a governing partner after punishing elections results cost the party its parliamentary majority. An official agreement has yet to be signed.
CDU Vorsitz Angela Merkel und Friedrich Merz

Longtime Merkel critic Friedrich Merz launches political comeback 30.10.2018

The conservative politician left politics in 2009 after a protracted battle with the German chancellor. Now he will vie to replace her at the top of the CDU. Although they share a party, he and Merkel are poles apart.
Hessen - Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel's next big test: The Hesse regional election 27.10.2018

With the legitimacy of her big-tent coalition in question, the German chancellor hopes for a positive outcome in the final regional election of 2018. But the political wind is blowing against big parties.
Deutschland Berlin | Lagebericht Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik | Horst Seehofer, Innenminister

CSU's Horst Seehofer hints at willingness to step down 21.10.2018

All eyes have been on German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer and his CSU's poor showing in Bavaria's state election. Seehofer has now signaled his willingness to step down, but not for the reasons many would think.
Irland Grenze zu Nordirland

Spotlight on Europe 19.10.2018

The Irish border is a key roadblock in ongoing Brexit talks +++ A tough new law in Hungary bans homeless people from sleeping rough +++ Venezuelans flee to Spain to escape the crisis
Deutschland Reaktionen auf Bayern Wahl Angela Merkel in Berlin

Inside Europe: The political fallout from Bavaria's elections 19.10.2018

The German state of Bavaria held regional elections last weekend. Everybody expected the ruling CSU (Christian Social Union) to lose the absolute majority it's been used to. And it did. Keith Walker speaks with DW political correspondent Thomas Sparrow and starts by asking him why a local election in Bavaria is so important for German national politics.

Pressekonferenz Seehofer

CSU's Horst Seehofer: Under fire from Bavaria to Berlin 16.10.2018

CSU leader Horst Seehofer — the German interior minister and an uneasy ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel's — is back in Berlin and vowing to play nice after Bavaria's vote. But how long can he hold on before heads roll?
Deutschland Reaktionen auf Bayern Wahl Angela Merkel in Berlin

Germany at a crossroads after Bavarian poll debacle 15.10.2018

The drubbing of the mainstream parties in Bavaria's election didn't come as a surprise. But the outcome could have serious repercussions for Germany's political landscape.
Landtagswahl in Bayern Freie Wähler

Bavaria's Free Voters — What you need to know 15.10.2018

The Free Voters have scored a record number of votes in Sunday's Bavarian state election and are likely to become part of the government coalition. Here are some facts about the small conservative party.
Deutschland Berlin | Lagebericht Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik | Horst Seehofer, Innenminister

Opinion: Upheaval in Bavaria 15.10.2018

The Bavarian CSU has suffered a historic drubbing in state elections. The result will have consequences at a national level as well, says DW's Rosalia Romaniec.
Bayern Landtagswahl Söder und Seehofer

Merkel's sister conservatives battered in Bavaria, Greens gain big 14.10.2018

In a further erosion of Germany's political mainstream, the Bavarian conservative party, the CSU, has lost its absolute majority. Meanwhile the Greens have become the second-largest political force in southern Germany.

Deutschland Landtagswahl in Bayern | CSU-Plakat

Bavaria elections: Voters at polls in divisive vote 14.10.2018

In what some have described as a bellwether for German politics, millions of Bavarians are casting their votes in state elections. With the CSU expecting a poor performance, the poll could spell trouble for Merkel.
Deutschland Wahlkampf 2017 CDU & CSU in Bayern | Horst Seehofer & Angela Merkel

Why the Bavarian election matters for Angela Merkel 13.10.2018

Much is at stake for Angela Merkel in Bavaria's state election. A poor result for her conservative allies could lead to more government instability. But the election also signals bigger changes in German politics.
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