Why Germany's CDU hate the word 'opposition'
A look at the aftermath of the German election.
Dear Reader,
Incredible as it might seem given his party’s dismal election result, CDU chairman Armin Lachet is refusing to give up on his dream of becoming the next Chancellor of Germany.
In so-called Sondierungsgespräche over the weekend his team attempted to persuade the Free Democrats (FDP) that he could offer them more than Olaf Scholz of the SPD, whose party gained the most votes in the September 26th poll.
On the level of personal ambition, Laschet knows that his days are numbered if he doesn’t manage to sneak his way into the Chancellery.
He has already given up his role as state leader of North Rhine-Westphalia. If he doesn’t pull a rabbit out of the hat now, he will surely also lose the position of CDU chairman and end up on the back benches of the Bundestag.
Most people in Germany seem to think that the only reason the CDU are going into these talks is to fuel Laschet’s deluded ego.
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