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Quick commentary on the #CDUVorsitz - Laschet is the continuity candidate - gave easily the best speech of the morning, told a story about his miner father, interacted with his (digital) audience , but ... speech could have been almost as easily given by an SPD candidate
Shift from East German Protestant social ethics to the Rhineland social teaching if the church - but will find it hard not to be in Merkel's shadow and may end up as manager of the party (where much work to be done) than next candidate for chancellor
Merz looked devastated at the result. Only perfunctory congratulations and no promise to work together. Worst speech of the morning - stump speech, schoolmasterly presentation but ..
That he got around 48% of the vote shows that among the key deciders of the CDU still a strong group that harks back to law and order, free market, FDP friendly policies
Röttgen was the Joker in the pack and can be quietly satisfied as he left enough of a mark for the future. Tried to tell the party it needs to change but for a Tony Blair moment needs a big symbolic policy like clause 4 - and speech was competent but a bit too technocratic.
Conclusion - for the future if Christian Democracy in Germany nothing is settled and things are still open. ENDS
