Inside CDU
Two seasons behind the scenes of Germany's Christian Democrats. Season 1 follows Friedrich Merz, general secretary Carsten Linnemann and the CDU campaign team from the collapse of the traffic-light coalition to the snap 2025 federal election. Season 2 follows the party in power through state elections, sliding polls and its struggle with the far-right AfD. A ZDF documentary series.
Episodes
Runtime: 36m
The CDU faces fights on every front: a gloomy mood in the country, strong political rivals, and itself.
Runtime: 35m
No change of government in Baden-Württemberg, but the result in Rhineland-Palatinate gives hope. At party headquarters in Berlin, the search begins for a way back to winning form.
Runtime: 35m
Polls slide and the AfD pulls ahead. For the CDU/CSU and the Chancellor, a decisive test begins.
Runtime: 45m
Between show and reality: rivals celebrate their poll numbers while the CDU fights for every percentage point in the east.
