Yesterday's passion
Two days left.
In the small series of how the Chancellor candidates fared in the election campaign, today it is about
Armin Laschet
from the Union.
Hopefully he has started
with good poll numbers for his party.
Then the heavy rain came
, devastating whole areas, and the candidate burst out laughing.
This picture stuck.
This is also unfair, as there are many pictures that show a sensitive, compassionate Laschet.
Nonetheless, the inappropriate response remained his biggest problem.
When confronted with questions or criticism, he often reacted too harshly, too angularly.
He was no longer relaxed and sovereign in this election campaign.
He was especially passionate when he demonized the left and thus a red-red-green alliance - the open flank of his rival Olaf Scholz.
There the old ideological struggles sounded, which of course also had an effect yesterday.
Nowadays, passion is more likely to be wished for when it comes to the climate issue.
Overall, Laschet gave the impression that it would take a lot rather than a little time to grow into the role of Federal Chancellor.
It remains to be seen whether he would even make it.
The election campaign officially ends today (it's a shame).
All parties make their final rally.
Last TV debate before the election: a mixed heptathlon at the end
Super g
When I was really bored waiting for the federal election, I thought about which could be
the most political letter
.
I came up with the G. There are so many political uses for the bare G that it can make you dizzy.
We are currently discussing
2G
or 3G, i.e. freedoms for those who have been vaccinated and recovered or for those who have been vaccinated, recovered and those who have been tested.
3G
should not be confused with G3, the assault rifle of the German armed forces.
This can serve warlike purposes, i.e. the continuation of politics by other means.
It was also good for political scandals.
The
G7
is the body of the most important democratic industrial nations in the world.
Russia used to be one of them, there was the
G8
(there are also G4, 5, 6, but that is now going too far).
G8 also
stands for the debate on the question of the years young people should spend in high school.
Eight or nine (
G9
)?
The
G20 is
supposed to be a kind of world government, but it doesn't really work.
And then there is
R2G
, the Red-Red-Green coalition, which
brings
us back to the general election.
But now it is time to really vote.
Otherwise, at the end of the day I'll think about which is the most political prime number.
(Does anyone have any suggestion?)
Red-red-green in the federal government: left bogeyman or stable power option?
Will Steinmeier be dealt with?
Today, Federal President
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
speaks
to the UN General Assembly
in New York, mainly on international issues.
But he will probably also
devote
one or two thoughts to the
federal election
, which
can have serious consequences for him
.
After the elections on Sunday, in the federal government, in Berlin and in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, it will become clear how the Federal Assembly is composed.
It will meet on February 13, 2022 to elect the next Federal President.
Since the Bundestag and the state parliaments each send half of it, the results from Sunday have a considerable influence on Steinmeier's chances.
In addition, the highest office of the state could be dealt with in the coalition negotiations, along the lines of: make me chancellor, then I'll leave the presidency to your party.
Or like this: Give 2 ministers for 1 head of state.
That would not be pleasant for Steinmeier, who is a good president.
Ceremony in the new Berlin City Palace: just don't cheer
Electric election campaign
This
election campaign
was
dominated
by
electronic media
like no other
.
This was already evident from the multitude of TV appearances by the candidates, individually, in trialles or in groups of seven, like yesterday evening.
There is nothing to be said against that.
The better the voters get to know the candidates, the more competently they can cast their votes.
Even
has influenced this campaign.
My colleagues Veit Medick and Markus Feldenkirchen talk about this in a large report in SPIEGEL.
In a differentiated way, they report how the political exchange with a maximum of 280 characters (including many Gs, I imagine), on the one hand, intensifies the debate and, on the other, democratizes it.
The critical voices convinced me more, which is why my absence remains.
False reports, ridicule, insults: How Twitter is poisoning the German election campaign
Loser of the day ...
... are today
Markus Söder and Robert Habeck
, but in a different sense than usual at this point.
The question should be how they dealt with their losing role in the election campaign.
Söder wanted to be the Union's candidate for chancellor, Habeck the Greens.
Both are bad losers, unfortunately that has to be said.
Söder did not stop poking against Laschet or let pissed off by CSU General Secretary Blume.
Habeck did not do that, but showed through faces and postures very clearly how little he thought of Annalena Baerbock's campaign.
He also named intellectual criteria for a successful election campaign that his colleague could not meet.
In doing so, both violate a rule of political decency in democracies.
In parties or alliances there should be arguments before the decision, not afterwards.
The latest news from the night
Carles Puigdemont arrested in Sardinia:
As a separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont proclaimed Catalan independence in 2017 and fled the Spanish judiciary to Belgium.
Now he has been arrested
Young teacher killed in London:
Sarah E.'s murder caused horror in Great Britain in March.
Now a young woman has been killed again in London - apparently on the short walk between her apartment and a pub
Spider Murphy Gang founding member Franz Trojan is dead:
Franz Trojan was the drummer of the Spider Murphy Gang for 15 years, and the band was best known for their hit "Scandal im Sperrgebiet".
For a long time Trojan lived in seclusion, now he has died
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I wish you a good start to the day.
Yours Dirk Kurbjuweit
