The Süddeutsche: ‘For its election campaign, the CDU in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania had come up with a symbol: the fish sandwich. “The center is the best,” went the slogan, even though the candidate himself prefers to eat other things and failed to make clear what this center was actually supposed to be.’

And: ‘By now, the AfD too claims the political center for itself. At the event venue on Lake Lankow in Schwerin, where the party is celebrating its election-night party, AfD leader Tino Chrupalla still takes a moment to pose for selfies. A fellow party member gives an interview to Deutsche Welle, casually resting the hand holding a beer glass on one of the barriers separating AfD party representatives from members of the media. It is the AfD’s very own form of the “firewall” it erects at events like these.’

The AfD destroys the CDU. Poor Merz, the willing helper.

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