German elections: the end of the Merkel era and perhaps German conservatives too

Germany lowers the curtain on the sixteenth year of Angela Merkel’s reign. The end of a cycle also for cartoonists, such as Heiki Sakurai who produced no less than 2,953 drawings of the Chancellor.

So make way for new faces with this central question today: who of Armin Laschet or Olaf Scholz will be the future chancellor? The Social Democrat has already won the hearts of the Greens.

One of the strong images of this election night will remain that ofAngela Merkel long ovation by supporters of the CDU / CSU. A clap of the end for the chancellor and perhaps also for the German conservatives and their new leader Armin Laschet, who is struggling to unite.

Lena Roche, euronews correspondent in Berlin:“Yesterday evening, at the CDU headquarters, Angela Merkel was applauded much more than Armin Laschet. With Merkel’s withdrawal from political life, the CDU also lost many votes to the benefit of the SPD and the Greens. A result. historically low for the conservatives which means that the party, which has admittedly been spoiled by power so far, will have to adapt. “