After the CDU’s election success, SPD incumbent Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey said she would no longer seek to continue leading her ruling coalition, which retained a majority—relegating the SPD to being junior partners of the CDU.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/17/germany-cdu-conservatives-merz-culture-war-berlin-elections/

For example, we are internally developing a cooling distribution unit or CDU.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4647475-modine-manufacturing-company-mod-q2-2024-earnings-call-transcript?source=feed_all_articles

In Thuringia, where the AfD is both very strong and particularly extreme, the CDU and FDP were recently able to pass a law because the AfD supported their motion,” says Arzheimer.

Source: https://www.thelocal.de/20231218/explained-could-the-far-right-afd-ever-take-power-in-germany

Jens Spahn, a senior legislator for the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU), said rarely had a government been given such a comprehensive slapdown.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/08/conservatives-hold-ground-in-german-state-elections-in-setback-for-scholz

"That's the stereotype that that the CDU has."

Source: https://www.thelocal.de/20231110/interview-we-are-determined-to-pass-german-citizenship-reforms-despite-delays