Germany’s CDU/CSU Manifesto Explained

With Germany's election now less than a month away, polling shows that the CDU/CSU party looks likely to lead the German government once again. In this video, we're taking a look at their manifesto and what their main policies actually are.

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CDU/CSU Manifesto & 10-Point Plan

German Debt Brake

Heating Law Controversy

00:00 - Introduction
00:50 - Economy
03:43 - Energy
05:00 - Digitalisation
05:29 - Immigration & Security
06:20 - Culture
08:12 - Sponsored Content

[inbb]

You know your country is fucked when you need a Digital Ministry and still uses fax machines to do "paperwork".

[Shaman]

Please do one on all German parties before the elections! I'd like to learn about each running party's manifesto! Thanks for keeping us informed ^^

[nakenmil]

"They want to reduce bureaucracy by reducing corporate tax."
How convenient, lol.

[kumbaya]

I've never seen a country where all the parties are so united against advancement in technology.

[Ausknutz]

Seems like they want to spend more in areas like military and social benefits, while cutting taxes. With the debt brake, I find it difficult for them to succeed.

[arnewengertsmann]

What the CDU conveniently doesn't tell us, is how they pay for this. Economists already stated that we would need around 10% growth for those plans to succeed.

[IsotopeDude]

The moment you realize that, as a German, you have never read the CDU/CSU manifesto and are learning about it for the first time in English from TLDR—just about three weeks before the general election.

[simonvalikhani]

If I hear ” world leader leaderboard” one more time Ill go insane

[FeVomTee]

What's a bit strange is that the heating law was a CDU law that was adapted by the center left government. There were already plans to phase out gas and oil heating systems and the CDU government of Merkel had already lowered the prices on more sustainable options like heat pumps in order to incentivize people to buy new appliances 6 or 7 years ago.

[Kanabai]

You should cover the current crisis in the Norwegian government and the center partys very likely exit

[Mortarion-xtwp]

Let's hope that the policies of Merz isn't as bad as his hairline

[rikstan]

2:39 Why are you presenting this in reversed chronology, now second monitor people not really paying attention think the support for reforming the debt brake is going down. Kind of a stylistic mistake in my opinion. I was paying full attention and had to rewind to see the dates on screen to confirm it was reversed chronology.

[msloo]

That SPD push to buy heat pumps should had been called dead out of the gate. You will gain nothing but frustration with ideas like that. Damn Olaf get grip on what is real.

[akapbhan]

What I like about CDU is that they are neither Christian nor they are Democratic.

[immortaljellyfish]

The CDU may win however without support of another party they cannot govern. Either that means the SPD or AfD. That will heavily influence their policy

[mab]

At this point, it seems increasingly likely that the CDU may have to work with the SPD or even the Greens after the election. Such a manifesto will be “edited” with a red or green pen in the future.

[Chrissy]

You know what will actually safe Germany!?
The party that governored this country for 16 years straight, which is also responding for this situation in the first place!!!
That will bring Germany to it's forme-

Wait, hold on... Maybe this isn't the best idea.

[FakeEnzoBot]

As an American, this center-right party seems remarkably left wing

[GOODYGOODGOOD]

The world has hammered home that Olaf can't solve all of his problems with warm hugs no matter how much he loves them.

[omega]

Not a terrible manifesto. But we have to see how they apply it though.