Expert: CDU only has a chance of winning the election with unity

Parties need people to identify with. The regional differences in the state make this difficult. Can the Christian Democrats score points with their future leadership? One analyst has a clear opinion.

Frankenthal (dpa/lrs) – After its state party conference, the Rhineland-Palatinate CDU According to political scientist Uwe Jun, the new leadership will quickly become more well-known. “Many people don’t even know who Gordon Schnieder is.” That was already a problem for the long-standing chairman Christian Baldauf a problem,” said Jun der German Press AgencyOpposition politicians at the state level generally have a hard time achieving a high level of recognition. “Especially since Rhineland-Palatinatewhere an overall identity for the country is rather weak among the population.»

Surveys have shown that there is a very strong regional identity in the state. The parties must take this identity into account and respond to the respective needs. “Kurt Beck from the Palatinate and Malu Dreyer, who had Trier as their home, managed to do this by acting as an integration figure in other regions,” emphasized Jun. “A leading candidate must have this ability to connect.”

State CDU follows the trend of the federal CDU

At the CDU state party conference on Saturday (today) in Frankenthal, Schnieder is to be elected chairman and nominated as the top candidate. The 49-year-old from Birresborn (Vulkaneifel) has no opponents. The CDU has been sitting on the opposition benches in the state parliament in Mainz since 1991.

He expects that with Schneider, the party will place more emphasis on conservative aspects, said Jun. “That corresponds to the trend of the federal CDU.” Angela Merkel has favored a different direction.”

The political scientist warned that the CDU only has a realistic chance of winning the state elections currently planned for 2026 if it remains united. “If the CDU allows internal party controversies to flare up again, it will harm itself. Experience shows that if a party does not go into the election campaign united and there are open controversies, many of its political opponents will be defeated.”

topicnews · September 21, 2024

Expert: CDU only has a chance of winning the election with unity – Südwest

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