“For me it was a little unexpected, I personally bet, rather, on the victory of Rötgen or Merz.
What can change?
To do this, Laschet must become chancellor so that he can really influence any changes.
Accordingly, what can be expected: let's wait until autumn 2021, when there will be elections to the Bundestag.
New faces are a plus for Merkel's party, because voters are tired of Merkel.
In the short term, such a castling can play in favor of the Christian Democratic Union, ”Kamkin said.
According to the expert, it is worth adding that now the CDU's rating has "improved a little" compared to the previous elections due to rather active actions and positive media coverage.
“In general, we can say that by autumn the CDU can rectify its positions, and then the coalition will be created on the basis of the CDU.
And in such a situation Laschet has a chance to be elected chancellor, ”the analyst said.
According to the expert, with regard to German-Russian relations, one should not expect dramatic changes either for the better or for the worse.
“The foreign policy of the CDU is quite homogeneous ... We will expect a fairly stable continuation of the sometimes difficult, but still, dialogue.
I think there will be a certain continuity of Merkel's course.
Considering that the CDU is a transatlantic party and, of course, it checks many fundamental issues with its American allies, ”the RT interlocutor concluded.
Earlier it was reported that Laschet was elected the new head of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany in the second round of voting at the party congress.
In the second round, along with Lashet, a business lobbyist, former head of the parliamentary faction Friedrich Merz participated.
Laschet received 521 votes of support, while Merz received 466.
At the same time, in the first round, Lashet got 380 votes, and Merz was supported by 385 people.
The head of the Bundestag International Affairs Committee, Norbert Rötgen, with 224 votes dropped out of the fight for the post of head of the CDU after the first round.