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Merz meidet Wählerkontakt im Wahlkampf in Sachsen-Anhalt
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Handelsblatt·53 minutes ago·Politics·1 min read·🇩🇪Germany

Merz meidet Wählerkontakt im Wahlkampf in Sachsen-Anhalt

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Bundeskanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) beschränkt seine Wahlkampfauftritte in Sachsen-Anhalt auf wenige, abgesicherte Termine wie den Besuch der Bioraffinerie UPM in Leuna und vermeidet direkten Kontakt mit Wählern, nachdem er in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern von Bürgern ausgebuht wurde.

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Friedrich Merz führt den Wahlkampf der CDU für die Bundestagswahl 2025 und unternimmt gezielte Auftritte in Bundesländern, um Landesparteien zu unterstützen.

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Berlin, Leuna. Zu den Wählern hält Friedrich Merz (CDU) Abstand. Der Bundeskanzler steht vor den dampfenden Türmen der Bioraffinerie UPM im Chemiepark Leuna. Mit Sachsen-Anhalts Ministerpräsident Sven Schulze (CDU) hat er gerade eine Unternehmensführung gemacht. „Der Industriestandort ist stark“, sagt Merz in die Mikrofone und TV-Kameras. Außer Journalisten und Scharfschützen der Polizei, die offenbar wegen möglicher Drohnenangriffe dort sind, gibt es kein Publikum.

Nur zwei Mal reiste der Merz im Wahlkampf nach Sachsen-Anhalt, um den CDU-Ministerpräsidenten Schulze zu unterstützen. Am Montag traf er ihn im Quedlinburger Dom. Am Donnerstagabend folgte nun der Besuch im Chemiepark Leuna, dem Herzstück der Sachsen-Anhalter Industrie. Beide Termine hatten eines gemein: Sie waren gut abgeschirmt.

Grünen-Chef Felix Banaszak sagte deshalb schon: „Merz macht Wahlkampf ohne Wähler.“ In der CDU heißt es, dass der Kanzler seine Wahlkampftermine in Sachsen-Anhalt auf ein Minimum beschränkt und keine Auftritte auf Marktplätzen absolviert. „Ein Kanzler, der ausgebuht wird, ist keine Hilfe“, sagt ein führender CDU-Politiker. Merz war diese Woche auch in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Dort wurde er von wütenden Bürgern mit Pfiffen empfangen.

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  • ?Wie wird die Wählerdistanz Merzs auf seine Wahlchancen langfristig wirken?
  • ?Plant die CDU eine Änderung ihrer Wahlkampfstrategie in anderen Bundesländern?

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