After a head-to-head race against Friedrich Merz, Armin Laschet decides for himself as the CDU chairman.
In the network, however, both get their fat off.
The
CDU
elected
Armin Laschet
as its new chairman
at its first digital party conference
.
Shortly after his defeat,
Friedrich Merz
demanded the office of economics minister.
The reactions on the net for both men from
North Rhine-Westphalia are
rather ungracious.
Munich - It remains an exciting race until the end.
Ultimately, however,
Armin Laschet
emerged victorious
from the election for the
CDU chairmanship
.
He prevailed against his rival
Friedrich Merz
in the runoff election
.
Nobert Röttgen was
eliminated in the first round of the digital party congress.
In the
network
, but only one of the three men from North Rhine-Westphalia was able to score.
And so much can be revealed: it was not the two finalists.
Congratulations on the presidency for Laschet?
Twitter is not happy with the selection
Actually he is today's winner: Armin Laschet.
After weeks of back and forth, the
Prime Minister from North Rhine-Westphalia was
able to
prevail against his two competitors.
But for some it doesn't make a big difference.
After all, you could only choose from older men from the western federal state.
One user even dares to make a somewhat daring
culinary comparison
:
The CDU has the choice between # Röttgen, #Merz or #Laschet - basically something like an all-you-can-eat buffet with tripe, udder and tongue.
#cdu #vorsitz #wegenmorgen #parteitag # cdupt21
- Tobias Mann (@tobiasmann) January 15, 2021
The well-known satirical show
Today Show
sees it very similarly, but does without the meat-heavy clarity.
An old, white man is the new chairman of the CDU.
Second place went to the old, white man.
Third place went to an old, white man. # Cdupt21 #Laschet
- ZDF heute-show (@heuteshow) January 16, 2021
Armin Laschet is the new chairman, but he can also be Chancellor: The network with a clear message
Others, however, are not necessarily convinced that Laschet has what it takes to be
Merkel's successor
.
So far, he has apparently not been able to convince
with
chancellor qualities
.
When asked whether Laschet could be Chancellor, many find a clear and concise answer:
no
.
Overall, Armin Laschet's greatest asset seems that he is not Friedrich Merz.
A rather questionable success - at least from the point of view of many
Twitter users
.
Armin #Laschet is the new CDU chairman.
His biggest plus point: He's not Friedrich # Merz. # Cdupt21 #cduparteitag
- Browser Ballet (@browserballett) January 16, 2021
Merz's speech at the CDU party congress causes irritation on the Internet - one topic in particular annoys Twitter
While many on Twitter cannot really warm up to Armin Laschet, the mood becomes quite frosty when it comes to adversary
Friedrich Merz
.
His
speech at the party congress
is not well received by many.
For example, one user wonders how the 65-year-old got his reputation as a good speaker.
Others are more confused by the content of the speech.
Because
women
in
particular
do not get off well in the politician's address when he mentions them in the same breath as “socially weak”.
It is this sentence that will stay with #Merz, a sentence for eternity:
"Even those who are socially weak will find a heart and affection from us - let me say a word to women in this context." # cdupt21
- Boris N. Moellers (@BorisNMoellers) January 16, 2021
A sentence that starts with "Let me say a word to women" I don't really want to hear until the end ... #Merz
- Michael Lühmann (@HerrLuehmann) January 16, 2021
After Merz's defeat against Laschet: Twitter predicts the end of his career
One or the other is happy to have to read less about the failed candidate in the future.
Others suspect that the end of his career
could be approaching
after his renewed failure in his
efforts to become the CDU chairman
.
Merz had demanded the office of economics minister immediately after his defeat.
An effort that
Chancellor Angela Merkel
cleared the table pretty quickly.
The short answer was that no reshuffle was planned in the cabinet.
And even
Harry Potter
is used as a comparison for the renewed election defeat.
Um, # because of tomorrow: If Friedrich #Merz is defeated for the third time, he only has four Horcruxes, right?
Question for Harry Potter ...
- Robin Mesarosch (@mesarosch) January 15, 2021
Probably the most positive feedback gets the loser
Norbert Röttgen
, of
all people
, who from the start was awarded an
outsider position
in the race for the CDU chairmanship.
Columnist Sibel Schick suspects that his defeat could have something to do with the fact that Röttgen had explicitly
spoken out
against
racism and anti-Semitism
.
Others highlighted his speaking skills.
Hendrik Wieduwilt, moderator and ex-press spokesman for the Federal
Ministry
of Justice, was even
shocked in love
.
Röttgen looks into the camera.
Röttgen varies the energy, sometimes slows down for a moment.
Rhetorical question, starting in narrative mode, very good.
Easy for roll calls.
We have to do this.
Kindness in the voice, but firm.
FUCK I AM IN LOVE
- Hendrik Wieduwilt (@hwieduwilt) January 16, 2021
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