An interim candidate would not make a radical change. — Günter Nooke

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

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

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

"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."