Landtagswahl: „Explosive Stimmung“ – droht dem Kanzler in der CDU jetzt der Aufstand?
Nach dem Debakel in Sachsen-Anhalt steht die CDU unter Schock. Die Sorge geht um, die Partei könne in Ost und West zerbrechen. Die Führung versucht, Personaldebatten zu verhindern.
In the aftermath of the CDU's most significant defeat since its inception, shockwaves are reverberating through the party's ranks. The party of the German Unity in Saxony-Anhalt achieved a mere 18% of the vote - despite governing the state and appointing the Minister-President. It appears the party's loyal core, the die-hard voters, had been forecasted to comprise only 20% of the electorate.
Instead, they fell short, garnering only 18%. The party has forfeited 20 percentage points. Within the party's inner circle, assessments of the outcome were grim from the moment polls closed. "A disaster" was the verdict from many. Others warned of an "alarm signal." No one had foreseen such a result. Neither was any crisis communication prepared.
Statements from top CDU politicians after the election left everyone bewildered. The new General Secretary, Franziska Hoppermann, lamented the "very heavy result" to ARD shortly after 6pm on the day of the vote. "That gets us emotionally too," she said, her voice choked with emotion.
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