She showed the direction, and the party followed her. It was decisive that Merkel appeared human and credible, thereby winning over the trust of the party members.

Translation: You did not experience dictatorship, Mrs Roth! If everyone agrees - it does not mean, that everyone is right!

If we're going to have Kati Witt and 'The G.D.R. Show,' why not have a Nazi-era celebrity introducing 'The Third Reich Show'?

It was not a vote for Hohmann or against Merkel - it was a vote for an open society.

Sie haben Diktatur nicht erlebt, Frau Roth! Wenn sich alle einig sind, bedeutet das noch nicht, dass alle Recht haben!