FDP and AfD in particular are concerned about remaining citizenship after the Hamburg election, the CDU is falling behind historically: the reactions to the election have been devastating.
- On Sunday, February 23, 2020, the general election in Hamburg was on the political agenda.
- According to initial projections, the Thuringia debacle left its mark.
- CDU , FDP and AfD seem to be punished.
Hamburg - After the first projections for the state elections in Hamburg , a clear picture emerges in the Hanseatic city. While Greens and especially the SPD can be satisfied, the CDU, FDP and AfD may have to accept sensitive voice losses . In all likelihood, the CDU has received its worst national result in 70 years. The FDP and the AfD in particular have to tremble for remaining in the citizenship.
For many observers, the reason for the poor performance of the three parties with the Thuringia crisis is quickly found: "The heavy losses for the CDU, FDP and AfD show how much the voters break the taboo on February 5 at the ballot box punish ”commented the Thuringian left leader Susanne Hennig-Wellsow . This tenor can also be seen in the national press reviews, which also deal with the behavior of the SPD leadership in the election campaign - and do not paint a good picture of Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans.
"Hamburger Abendblatt" on the meaning of the SPD's result: The SPD can still win. This is good news for the new chairs Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans. The bad news: You contributed as much to Peter Tschentscher's victory as to FC St. Pauli's triumph in the Volksparkstadion - nothing. The Hamburg SPD had consistently kept its new party leadership out of its own election campaign. The plan worked.
Hamburg election 2020: SPD wins, but how "party leaders should give food for thought"
“Nürnberger Nachrichten” on the SPD's performance: the Hamburg election, because of its strong local character, allows less repercussions on the federal trend than other state elections. But that an incumbent, despite the crisis in his party in the federal government, may have performed so well because he refrained from visiting prominent Berlin SPDs - that should make Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans think.
Hamburg election 2020: Union in crisis - "Leaderlessness in the CDU must be ended quickly"
"Allgemeine Zeitung" (Mainz) on the result of the CDU: For the Union, the break-in in Hamburg is a clear signal that it must quickly end the lack of leadership in the CDU.
"Ostthüringer Zeitung" (Gera) about the CDU's performance and the conditions in Thuringia: The disastrous election result in Hamburg for the CDU should be enough warning. Either the federal CDU presents a sustainable and majority-capable solution for the Thuringian situation. So far there have been only useless suggestions. Or it finally leaves the Thuringian state party alone. As Ash Wednesday is approaching, a vow of silence by Easter would also be desirable.
Hamburg election 2020: AfD threatens to be kicked out of the citizenship - malicious comparison of St. Pauli
"Taz" about the result of the AfD with a view of FC St. Pauli's derby victory at Hamburger SV: "The only browns that win in Hamburg." ( FC St. Pauli traditionally plays in brown jerseys, note d . Red. )
The "taz" is titled: pic.twitter.com/eeI5oM6RNb
- Jochen Leffers (@joleffers) February 23, 2020 "Südwest Presse" (Ulm) about the weak performance of the AfD: The AfD, on the other hand, learns for the first time in a long time that things can go down. The 20 percent plus results of the past state elections have fueled their dream of having a real power option in the near future. Erfurt, the debate about their role in the political brutalization in the country, most recently the shock to Hanau, initially set a stop signal. This is encouraging, even if the peculiarities of a city society like Hamburg are not easily transferable.
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Rubric list image: © Screenshot taz
