Before 1 January 2021, who will be elected to be the next leader of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party?

Started Jun 19, 2020 05:00PM UTC
Closed Jan 01, 2021 08:01AM UTC

A race to succeed Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer began when she announced unexpectedly in February 2020 that she would step down as CDU party leader (BBC). A leadership vote is expected in December 2020 (Foreign Brief, Euractiv).

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NOTE 25 August 2020:  If Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer were reelected as her own "successor," the question would close "A new leader will not be elected before 1 January 2021."


The question closed "A new leader will not be elected before 1 January 2021" with a closing date of 1 January 2021.

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Possible Answer Correct? Final Crowd Forecast
Armin Laschet 0%
Friedrich Merz 0%
Norbert Röttgen 0%
Someone else 0%
A new leader will not be elected before 1 January 2021 100%

Crowd Forecast Profile

Participation Level
Number of Forecasters 88
Average for questions older than 6 months: 206
Number of Forecasts 541
Average for questions older than 6 months: 586
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Participants in this question vs. all forecasters average

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Relative Brier Score

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-0.709
2.
-0.7
3.
-0.549
4.
-0.52
5.
-0.446

Recent Consensus, Probability Over Time

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