Weidel Demands Merz Take Consequences Following CDU Election Losses

Weidel argues that Berlin's state politics cannot compensate for the weak performance in the northeast. On the contrary: in the capital itself, the CDU has also recently lost ground significantly. Given the dire situation, she demands consequences at the party's leadership level as well as a substantive realignment of the CDU.

Reactions from the CDU

From Weidel's perspective, the CDU is losing voters in several federal states simultaneously, while other parties – particularly the SPD, the AfD itself, as well as the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht – are benefiting from the discontent. The AfD sees the results as confirmation of its course and views the CDU as being in an existential crisis.

Within the CDU, the criticism has so far been rejected. From the federal headquarters, it was said that the election results would be analyzed and lessons drawn, without considering personnel consequences. Merz himself has not yet publicly commented on the demands from the AfD camp.

Political Assessment

The CDU's weak results come at a time when the party is also under pressure nationwide. In polls, the Union has been losing support for months, while the AfD is in some cases clearly the strongest force in eastern Germany. Observers see the latest election defeat as a watershed that goes beyond the internal party debates in Berlin.

Weidel is also using the results to fundamentally attack her political adversaries. She spoke of a loss of confidence among citizens in the established parties and accused the CDU of ignoring the concerns of people in eastern Germany. The CDU must be asked why it has lost so much trust in such a short time.

Politicians from other parties reacted cautiously. From the SPD, it was said that the results should not be instrumentalized for partisan attacks. The Left and the Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht pointed to their own gains in the elections. The coming weeks will show whether the CDU understands the crisis as a wake-up call or slips into a phase of self-blockade.