Germany: the election of Armin Laschet as head of the CDU seen by the media
The new CDU chief Armin Laschet after his victory in Berlin on January 16, 2021. AP - Odd Andersen
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The German Christian Democratic Party, the CDU, has since Saturday a new president.
Angela Merkel's faithful Armin Laschet won against conservative Friedrich Merz in favor of a right turn of the movement.
Eight months before the general elections and Angela Merkel's departure from power, the new party president will still have to prove that he is the right candidate for the chancellery.
So many questions raised in the comments of the German media.
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With our correspondent in Berlin,
Pascal Thibaut
"
Armin Kohl
".
No,
Der Spiegel
didn't make a typo.
By comparing the new CDU president to the former chancellor, the magazine wanted like other comments to point out that Armin Laschet has long been underestimated.
"
He is not a politician who thrills the crowds, but he has a cozy side and symbolizes continuity
" writes the
Spiegel
and continues "
after the pandemic, Trump and other events, maybe that's what the Germans will want this year
”.
"
The CDU did not want to take any risk
" comments the weekly
Die Zeit.
► Also to listen: "With Armin Laschet, it is the reassuring line of the CDU which won"
The conservative daily
Die Welt,
which had supported the candidacy of
Friedrich Merz
, headline “
It will be Merkel's man
”, translate a clone or a puppet.
The newspaper recalls that outgoing president Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer had been elected with similar recipes before failing.
Die Welt
believes that Armin Laschet failed to integrate Friedrich Merz after the latter's defeat.
Rather, most of the comments criticize the latter's refusal to join the party's governing bodies.
The first ARD TV channel headlines “
Fortunately, he didn't win
”.
The business daily
Handelsblatt
makes in the sports comparison: “
Laschet won a mountain stage but he has to win the time trial against the Bavarian Söder in the race for the chancellery.
"
► See also: Germany: Armin Laschet elected president of the CDU to continue the Merkel era
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