Landtagswahl: Merkel-Land ist abgebrannt – Was aus dem CDU-Wahldebakel folgt
Die CDU unter Friedrich Merz muss mit ansehen, wie der Landesverband Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in der Bedeutungslosigkeit verschwindet. Die Probleme könnten die gesamte Partei bedrohen.
Berlin – In her capacity as a candidate for the Vorpommern-Rügen constituency, Angela Merkel knew precisely how to describe her political homeland. Upon asserting this during one of her many appearances on political Ash Wednesday in the small town of Demmin, the Federal Chancellor stated, "There, you remain firmly on the ground."
On this Sunday, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's voting populace dismantled the CDU's foundation. The regional party has plummeted. Just barely five percent of the population gave their vote to the CDU, a figure not seen in any landtag election before. Such a level of endorsement has never been experienced by the CDU in a landtag election.
The consequences for the federal party will be no less profound. For years, the CDU in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern has been steadily declining. During the first free election in 1990, the party still secured nearly 40 percent – Angela Merkel achieved a similarly impressive result as a Bundestag candidate. In 2006, with Merkel as Chancellor, the CDU's share fell to under 30 percent.
Ten years later, the party sank beneath the 20-percent threshold for the first time. In 2021, the CDU's support dwindled to just 13.3 percent. And since Friedrich Merz has governed from Berlin, the trend has continued downward.
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