Union under pressure: Analysis of the loss of election and new strategies required
Union under pressure: Analysis of the loss of election and new strategies required
Deutschland - On March 2, 2025, the focus is on the aftermath of the Bundestag election. In the Union there are always louder voices that require a comprehensive analysis of the election result. reports that Dennis Radtke, the chairman of the employee wing CDA that supports the demand from the Junge Union. He criticizes that the Union has to deal with the reasons if the traffic light coalition loses 20 percentage points to votes and the Union only gains four points.
Radtke finds that employees in particular have switched from the SPD to the AfD and that there are hardly any people with smaller incomes that vote for the Union. According to him, it is crucial to revise your own offer and the profile for the next grand coalition. Stefan Nacke, chairman of the group of workers in the Union faction, criticizes that the Union parties have not adequately perceived their role as popular parties.
criticism of the campaign focus
Nacke emphasizes that the narrowing of the election campaign on migration issues was a big mistake. Sepp Müller, the deputy Union parliamentary group leader, urgently demands solutions in illegal migration and economic policy. He emphasizes that changes must be noticeable by the summer to regain the trust of the electorate. Müller also calls for a reasonable political representation for East Germans, since it is time that more ministers come from the east.
The Bundestag election 2025 brought remarkable results. The ZDF analyzes that the CDU/CSU emerged for the 17th time as the strongest party, while the SPD achieved its worst result in the federal government. The AfD recorded a record result, and the Greens and the FDP suffered strong losses. The reasons for the decline in the SPD lie in a weak chancellor, defects in economic and migration policy as well as a disappointing record of the traffic light government.
survey values and chancellor preferences
The surveys of the past few days illustrate the leadership of Friedrich Merz as a potential chancellor. A survey carried out by the research group elections on February 20, 2025 shows that 34 percent of the Merz surveyed preferred as chancellor, followed by Robert Habeck with 19 percent and Olaf Scholz with 18 percent. Another Forsa survey of February 18 showed similar results in which Merz received 25 percent and Habeck 23 percent of the vote.
The negative perceptions of the traffic light parties are obvious, with the FDP suffering the strongest burglary. 44 percent of the voters see them responsible for the failure of the coalition. A look at the election motifs shows that 51 percent of voters see peace and security as the most important topics, followed by the economy with 40 percent and social justice with 34 percent. Wahlen.info has recorded the Snapshot opinion that was published before and during the election.
The demographic change in voter behavior cannot be overlooked either. While in the age group of over 60-year-olds 38 percent vote for the CDU/CSU, the under 30 years of age show a preference for the left and the AfD. These trends indicate that the political strategies of the parties have to be extensively reconsidered in order to better address the various voters in the future.
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