"Maischberger. Die Woche “(ARD): Absolutely no plastic is required

In the first TV interview since the federal election, Armin Laschet talks to Sandra Maischberger about his defeat and his ideas about the reorganization of the CDU.

Berlin – The program “Maischberger. Die Woche “(ARD): The election defeat of Armin Laschet, the climate conference in Glasgow and Corona. Guests in Sandra Maischberger’s studio were the journalists Anna Mayr and Sigmund Gottlieb as well as the actor Ralf Moeller.

In the first round, those present should take a stand on Laschet. The presenter Sandra Maischberger wanted to know in the ARD what they justified the failure of the chancellor candidate in their respective opinion. While Mayr and Gottlieb agreed that Laschet had shown too little determination in the election campaign and made some mistakes, they admitted that the main reason for his defeat was that he lacked the support of his party.

Ralf Moeller stops at “Maischberger. Die Woche “(ARD) passionate plea

Moeller was able to fully agree with the latter and made a passionate plea for Laschet with Sandra Maischberger on ARD. His openness had become his undoing, the party would and still treat him disrespectfully if they now replace him in all his posts, office as prime minister and CDU chairman. That is not proper and is unfair. Gottlieb also agreed, who was indignant in particular at the tone with which the media reported on Laschet. It was an unacceptable malice, he said.

Almost relaxed, as Sandra Maischberger did with “Maischberger. Die Woche “(ARD) remarked, then Armin Laschet himself acted when he faced the interview with the presenter. However, he said that this was a deception, because he was always disappointed about his defeat as a candidate for chancellor. And it also fills him with sadness that he had to give up the post of prime minister in North Rhine-Westphalia, for example. But he knows that he made mistakes in the election campaign. Nevertheless, he never took it lightly. He still believes that he was the right candidate, which can be justified by the two-thirds majority from within his own ranks with which he was elected. He also rejected the accusation that he had not dealt with enough content and was therefore poorly prepared. The election program consisted of 140 pages and he believed that the content was right. Maischberger’s remark, which she subtly dropped several times, that Laschet might then have had wrong advisers, was almost as subtly ignored by the politician. He finally admitted that he had lacked a solidarity stance from his party.

Armin Laschet speaks at Maischberger (ARD) about the traffic light coalition

Laschet assumes a future traffic light coalition, as he said. He himself is not afraid that this will position Germany to the far left. Rather, he fears that she will not achieve enough. Whether Scholz will be a good chancellor, one has to wait and see, said Laschet. He thinks it is good that Merkel is sending a positive signal at international level by taking Scholz with her to Rome to the G20 summit, because this signals that a peaceful and fair change of power is taking place in Germany.

He himself wants to continue to campaign for European foreign policy as a member of parliament in Berlin over the next four years. That remains his focus because he sees how fragile this European Union is. In which exact position will be shown, since the government and the corresponding committees have to be formed first.

Guests get bogged down with “Maischberger. Die Woche “on ARD

Even if Laschet did not want to dismiss his mistakes, his disappointment with the outcome of the elections was unmistakable. The tense relationship with Söder also obviously continues to cause him trouble. All in all, however, Laschet said goodbye with one, like Maischberger in “Maischberger. Die Woche “said in the ARD, relaxed, perhaps rather resigned smile.

When the conversation with “Maischberger. The week “in the ARD came to the climate conference in Glasgow, the guests got so bogged down that only a few empty phrases remained in the room. Maischberger asked provocatively whether it was right that politics put climate protection at the top. Gottlieb denied vehemently. The traffic light coalition is also known as the climate coalition, and that is the wrong course. What happened to issues like health and pensions? He asks. People have other problems that need to be resolved before they are included in climate protection measures. Mayr basically agreed with this. She pointed out that it is precisely these people who, for example, have too little money for more conscious consumption or more environmentally friendly alternatives in everyday life, are also mostly those who have suffered most from the consequences of climate change.

Ralf Moeller at “Maischberger. Die Woche “(ARD): Everyone has to help

In addition, everyone agreed that such a conference would hardly result in concrete measures, but that they also have symbolic power. Germany must also take the lead and act as a role model for other countries in terms of climate protection, Mayr continued. Moeller voted for “Maischberger. Die Woche “(ARD) and also emphasized that this can also be transferred to the individual.

Every single one is called upon to help. You have to do something on a small scale to make it big. What, in his opinion, this means in concrete terms, is an absolute renunciation of plastic. People should also eat at least 50% less meat and switch to bicycles. He’s been vegan for four years and rides his bike in Los Angeles, together with his friend Arnold Schwarzenegger, himself surrounded by heavy traffic, as he did at “Maischberger. The week ”told in the ARD.

“Maischberger. Die Woche “(ARD): Change of consciousness required

The science journalist Ranga Yogeshwar, who was the last guest in the studio for “Maischberger. Die Woche “(ARD) was loaded. It takes a change in awareness, a change in culture that goes beyond state action in order to be able to effectively protect the climate. Every policy is symbolic, changes are slow to come. In any case, it will not go as quickly as with some findings from the corona pandemic. By this he meant that he assumed that at least half of all employees would continue to work partially or completely from home after the pandemic.

He told “Maischberger. Die Woche “in the ARD also very clearly. The number of infections is rising again significantly and has currently reached the level of a year ago. The protection of the vaccination fades in the elderly, which is why a vaccination booster is very useful. In addition to those who have not been vaccinated, it is precisely these who come to the intensive care unit. Even if the numbers in the intensive care units are not quite as high as last year, the situation is still worrying, because in the meantime there has been an even greater staff shortage than last year. Many people would have given up the nursing profession because of the additional workload. It is clear that the path, including that of politics, will inevitably go in the direction of easing the measures. “Because at some point we will accept the risks, but it is still too early for that.” (Teresa Vena)