# Merz is elected CDU federal chairman

Date: 2022

On 22 January 2022 a CDU party congress elected [Merz](/people/friedrich-merz) leader, ending the post-[Merkel](/people/angela-merkel) interim. Party office is not state office. It is still the completed start of his return.

## People

- Friedrich Merz: https://factrail.ai/people/friedrich-merz

## Drivers

- Political Polarization: https://factrail.ai/drivers/political-polarization

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-merz-elected-new-head-christian-democrats-2022-01-22/
- https://www.cdu.de/artikel/friedrich-merz-zum-cdu-vorsitzenden-gewaehlt

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-merz-cdu-leader-2022