Overview
- Radtke, re-elected Saturday in Marburg with 87 percent of valid votes, stays on as leader of the CDU’s worker wing (the CDA).
- He urged formal seats at the table for social partners, including unions and social associations, in the coming reform process.
- He said party communication must shift to a positive Christian democratic story after weeks of messages that gave opponents easy openings.
- He warned against repeating the Agenda 2010 rollout, saying majority votes without broad buy-in risk setting half the country against the reforms.
- He backed a sober debate on productivity and possible longer work hours but cautioned against calling people lazy.