SecondOne afternoon in early September, when the two candidates almost met, we were in the center of Suhl. Hans-George Mason Came briskly along the main shopping street, glanced at the election station of the Social Democratic Party, but continued to advance at an unslowed speed. Frank Ullrich’s conversation with the citizens was slightly different, he just saw his worst competitor out of the corner of his eye. These days, this scenario has repeatedly occurred in southern Thuringia. The 196 district competitions in the urban markets of Hildburghausen, Meiningen, and Schmalkalden are developing into one of the most exciting competitions in the Republic. The CDU candidate Mason and the Social Democratic party applicant Ulrich are facing each other head-on, but avoid direct contact as much as possible.
The two are simply worlds apart. Former senior official and head of the Federal Constitutional Protection Office, Mason, played against Ulrich, the former East German Olympic champion, world champion and former biathlon national coach.Their struggle here revolves around many major problems that currently exist in Germany. Small-scale struggles are carried out: the big city Masson opposes the Ulrich state, the flying West Germany opposes the native East Germany, and the conservatives oppose the left-wing liberals. They are 58 years old (Maaßen) and 63 years old (Ullrich), but they are all newcomers to the federal political arena; you are applying for authorization for the first time BundestagBoth have retired and are running south of the Thuringian Forest at the urging of party members.
Mason wants to erase the shame of being deprived of power
Their motives are of course fundamentally different. Although Ullrich felt too young to retire and wanted to “attack again” for his homeland, it was also because he couldn’t stand it. When there was a lot of political talk and rant but nothing was done, Maaßen saved Germany in this way and eliminated it. The shame of losing power. “If 2018 hadn’t been there, I wouldn’t be here,” he said publicly in front of the audience. “Then I am still the chairman of the Federal Constitutional Protection Office today.” He assumed the position in 2018 after dealing with the right-wing extremist riots in Chemnitz, where a Syrian asylum seeker killed a resident, especially in From under pressure Social Democratic Party Must be vacated. “I worry about this country, I worry about the future,” was one of his standard sentences during the campaign.
Nearly 300,000 people live in 110 cities and towns in 196 electoral districts. It is a typical rural area, far away from big cities and big cities, with dense forests and greenery. Most of the people here speak the Frankish dialect and often feel ignored by politics. For them, the state government in Erfurt is almost as remote as the federal government in Berlin—just outside the Thuringian Forest.even Frank Ulrich Feel the strong disappointment in politics, but disagree with this lament. “We live today, not yesterday,” he said. “I have the right to do better.” So he is now on the market in his home country and promised: “I look forward to the time until September 26. I can really feel how it cracks.”
