Press reviews
At the Junge Union’s Germany Day, relentless criticism of the election campaign disaster became clear. Where are the CDU and CSU heading now – and with whom at the top? The press reviews.
At the Junge Union’s Germany Day in Münster it became clear: Nobody dreams of Jamaica anymore. The Union is preparing for the opposition. CDU boss Armin Laschet took the electoral defeat fully on his hat, relentless criticism and combative tones were heard ().
What is the next step for the ailing Union? the “Southgerman newspaper” sees the “Start of a new power struggle” pull up. The CDU must be careful “that she does not go astray for sheer unconditional will for renewal”warns them “New Osnabrück Newspaper”. And of all people, the failed candidate for Chancellor Armin Laschet had one more time “make a grand entrance”, commented on the “People’s Voice”. The press reviews.
“Armin Laschet made another big appearance”: the media coverage of the Junge Union’s Germany Day
“New Osnabrück Newspaper”: “The CDU must be careful not to go astray because of the sheer unconditional will to renew. At the Junge Union’s Germany Day, Armin Laschet rightly warned that the Union must not become shrill and clumsy in the opposition. Other conservative people’s parties in Europe have passed to the far right and then into insignificance. Even the CDU will only be successful again as a conservative force in the middle. Carsten Linnemann and Jens Spahn would both be candidates for the party leadership who could stand for this course and at the same time for a generation change. With the boys in the party, they are probably the favorites to succeed Armin Laschet. The CDU has to be carefully renovated, not rigorously refurbished.”
“Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”: “The search for causes for the disastrous performance on September 26 over the weekend was largely the description of crisis symptoms and not the search for the causes themselves. Most of the symptoms, however, such as the devastating performance among urban and young voters, were not just three weeks ago open to the fore, but known for a long time. (…) If the CDU and CSU want to be elected from Saarland to Bavaria in the coming years, then they should take seriously the warning from the old CDA driver Karl-Josef Laumann: Those who no longer know the reality of people’s lives are ‘normal’ Job ‘doesn’t need to be surprised if the political coordinate system really or supposedly shifts to the left.”
“Rhein newspaper” (Koblenz): “At least since the relentless reappraisal of the election defeat at the Young Union’s Germany Day, even the most optimistic Christian Democrats should have realized that the Union will almost certainly take its place on the opposition benches in the next four years. Therefore, the party should not waste time. It has to start by refilling the party’s soul with content and fresh staff. A single Savior will not be able to do this. And no new wine will do that in old bottles. That means saying goodbye to the old guard around Friedrich Merz or Norbert Röttgen. The party doesn’t need them either, as ambitious young politicians like Jens Spahn, Carsten Linnemann, Tobias Hans, Daniel Günther and Michael Kretschmer have long been ready.”
“Southgerman newspaper” (Munich): “What the Union is now experiencing is the start of a new power struggle. Actually: the prelude to two power struggles. The CDU is looking for a new boss, that’s the first. And whoever prevails, will then have to deal with Markus Söder. This is the second. The CSU chairman and Bavarian Prime Minister will not voluntarily give up his status as a strong man of the Union, which he acquired in the pandemic. He would certainly have nothing against keeping it until 2025.”
“People’s Voice” (Magdeburg): “Armin Laschet made another big appearance. At the Junge Union’s Germany Day, the clever candidate for chancellor threw himself in the dust and assumed sole responsibility for the election disaster. With relentless self-criticism, he avoided a dish of broken glass. At that moment one could feel sorry for Laschet, who took all the blame on himself, although many others also contributed actively to the election debacle. It was the leadership of the CDU that sent Laschet into the race against much advice to the contrary. Yes, Laschet made mistakes in the election campaign, but a lack of team spirit and a lack of unity made business more difficult for him. Many in the Union had their share in the election catastrophe. Now the Laschet successor has started to warm up.”
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