In Berlin,
Once the usual congratulations were passed after the nomination of conservative and environmental candidates, the electoral campaign got to the heart of the matter in Germany, five months before the ballot.
In an interview with the
Süddeutsche Zeitung
, the CDU-CSU candidate Armin Laschet launched on Monday about his environmentalist opponent:
"She speaks, while I act."
A way of pointing out, from his post at the head of the most populous Land in the country, North Rhine-Westphalia, the inexperience of his opponent.
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The offensive was expected.
First reason: in all the polls since the appointment of their leader a week ago, the Grünen are at least on a level playing field, even the race in front of the conservatives whose popularity is sagging.
A poll published Sunday by the Kantar Institute places the CDU at 27% of voting intentions, 28% for environmentalists up 6 points.
It is far too early to speak of an inversion of the hierarchy, but the trend
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