The President of the European People's Party (EPP), Joseph Daul, is sending his warmest congratulations to Angela Merkel for being re-elected as the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) President and the party’s candidate in the upcoming German federal elections of 2017, at the CDU party congress in Essen today. The EPP political family reaffirms its continuous support and stands firmly by Chancellor Merkel. "I am delighted that Angela Merkel has been re-elected with an overwhelming majority of 89,5% of the vote as the leader of the centre-right in Germany and CDU’s candidate for chancellor today. Angela Merkel’s vision, courage, and determination has turned her into an anchor of stability for German and European citizens and a guiding compass for the European centre-right over the past decade. We are proud to have such a politician in our family and our support remains unconditional. The leadership of Angela Merkel has turned her country into an economic front-runner with high levels of competitiveness and low rates of unemployment. It improved not only the well-being of German citizens but also of all the Europeans. Most importantly, Angela Merkel remains a staunch European supporter, to which European values and principles are non-negotiable. Her resilience to defend human dignity, freedom, democracy, and social justice makes Europe a better place to live in today,” said EPP President Joseph Daul.


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