After AfD Victory in Saxony-Anhalt: Distance to Merz Is Important for the Saar-CDU
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After the historic loss of power of the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt, former Prime Minister Reiner Haseloff surprises with clear criticism of the chancellor. For many voters Friedrich Merz was a main reason to vote for AfD.
The chancellor wobbles, his coalition tumbling, the CDU is shocked. Saxony-Anhalt has shaken the political fabric of the republic. Where is all this going?
The AfD is strong enough in Saxony-Anhalt to have to take responsibility – and too weak to rule alone. That's exactly an opportunity, says world guest author Boris Palmer.
The Chancellor-Dämmerung by Friedrich Merz is in full swing – and many in the Union are still helping with the dismantling. The Saar-CDU should also keep a better distance from Merz if it wants to preserve its chance in the April state elections, our author says.
The Saxony-Anhalt result, which Merkel called "shocking," showed that the AfD is not an immigration party, but a party born from a dysfunctional state. While statistics say unemployment is falling, people feel the curve of their own lives; the average increase in welfare does not mask the despair of a craftsman who cannot pass on his business to his child. Antibodies recognize the microbe but not poverty; statistics do not recognize despair. Fas…
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU/CSU) is immersed in deep introspection and open debate about the future of its leadership, as electoral setbacks and the rapid rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) – culminating in its sweeping victory in Saxony-Anhalt – shake Friedrich Merz's chancellorship.
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