STORY: Long faces from the supporters of the CDU when the first figures for the outcome of the state elections in Saarland ran across the screens. Accordingly, the party has to accept massive losses and ends up with almost 28 percent of the votes. “I think the federal elections are still having an effect. And also the fact that with Tobias Hans all Corona decisions went home. So I’m extremely disappointed and didn’t expect this result.” “Of course that’s a very bad result. And I don’t think we’ve had such a bad result in Saarland before.” Yes, the mood is of course sobering. And now you have to accept that, the result. And that must then be analyzed in the committees.” The poor election result is also a serious defeat for CDU Prime Minister Tobias Hans. He personally takes responsibility for it, said Hans to his supporters. And struggled with his statement: “I see the members of the Tobias Hans team, dear Celina, who comes to your home just when you are in isolation for ten days, shortly before the election, which brings you by. That feels good. And I see my wife, my family, who have had to endure a lot, not only in this election campaign, but also over the last four years. I take responsibility for this election result. Because this election result is linked to my position as the lead candidate. And that’s why I will also discuss personal consequences with the board, with the parliamentary group tomorrow. And I am sure that we will find good solutions together, just as we have always fought as the CDU Saar, even in these difficult hours, this turning point, the loss of power after 22.5 years.” CDU General Secretary Mario Czaja in Berlin sees only a regional election in the Saarland state election. It was quite obviously an election result for Saarland,” he says. He currently does not see any effects on the other federal states. In federal politics one is on an equal footing with the SPD.