Bouffier warned the Union that "we are now dismantling ourselves". In Hofheim he appeared in front of the press on Monday evening on the occasion of a small party conference of his regional association together with Helge Braun, the Hessian top candidate. The election result did not even begin to meet the expectations of the CDU, it said. It is "very bitter". The CDU did not claim to assume government responsibility, the two politicians emphasized in unison. In doing so, they reaffirmed the message that had come from the federal executive committee on Monday morning. This is intended to correct the impression that the Union did not really accept the citizens' vote. "We understand," said Bouffier. Now it is the turn of other parties to talk to each other. "But if we are asked, we are ready to take responsibility."
Ewald Hetrodt
Correspondent for the Rhein-Main-Zeitung in Wiesbaden.
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When asked about his standing up for the candidate Armin Laschet, Bouffier said that this was a decision by the federal executive committee, to which he stood.
However, there was no unity in the election campaign.
Laschet did not succeed in “getting his strengths across”.
When asked about his personal responsibility for Laschet's electoral defeat and the possible consequences, Bouffier replied that it was now a matter of maintaining discipline and not "running back and forth like a bunch of chickens".
Braun emphasized that the CDU has the right to remain a people's party.
The twelve Hessians elected to the Bundestag would make their contribution and want to be a refuge of stability within the Bundestag faction.