I am rankled by the Lefts and the Rights - therefore CDU
Poster
1990 (designed and printed)
1990 (designed and printed)
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This is one of the campaign posters issued by the CDU (Christian Democratic Union, running for office as part of the Alliance for Germany), for the first and only free parliamentary elections ('Volkskammerwahl') in East Germany (GDR-German Democratic Republic) on 18th March 1990. The elections took place between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the reunification of East and West Germany.
There are two worms coming out of an apple, one on the left and one on the right, referring to different political positions. The words on the poster state: 'Mich wurmen die Linken und die Rechten - deshalb CDU', meaning 'I am rankled by the Lefts and the Rights - therefore CDU'. There is a nice wordplay here, which only works in the German language. 'Wurmen' means 'rankling' and 'wurm' is 'worm'.
The Alliance for Germany was an opposition coalition formed on 5th February 1990 in then West-Berlin to stand for the 'Volkskammer' (People's Chamber) election. It got the majority of the seats and thus formed the interim-government until reunification, with Lothar de Maizière as Minister President.
The CDU, DSU (German Social Union) and DA (Democratic Awakening) were part of the Alliance. The political aims (reunification of Germany and reconstitution of the federal states) were mainly determined from the West German side of the CDU. The then Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl appeared at many election campaign activities for East German CDU.
There are two worms coming out of an apple, one on the left and one on the right, referring to different political positions. The words on the poster state: 'Mich wurmen die Linken und die Rechten - deshalb CDU', meaning 'I am rankled by the Lefts and the Rights - therefore CDU'. There is a nice wordplay here, which only works in the German language. 'Wurmen' means 'rankling' and 'wurm' is 'worm'.
The Alliance for Germany was an opposition coalition formed on 5th February 1990 in then West-Berlin to stand for the 'Volkskammer' (People's Chamber) election. It got the majority of the seats and thus formed the interim-government until reunification, with Lothar de Maizière as Minister President.
The CDU, DSU (German Social Union) and DA (Democratic Awakening) were part of the Alliance. The political aims (reunification of Germany and reconstitution of the federal states) were mainly determined from the West German side of the CDU. The then Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl appeared at many election campaign activities for East German CDU.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | Poster, lithograph, 'Mich wurmen die Rechten und die Linken - deshalb - CDU', for the campaign of the CDU for first free parliamentary elections in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), GDR, 1990 |
| Physical description | Depicts an apple with two worms emerging from either side. Printed in green, red and black on unbleached paper. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Mich wurmen die Linken und Rechten
deshalb:
CDU
Allianz für Deutschland
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| Summary | This is one of the campaign posters issued by the CDU (Christian Democratic Union, running for office as part of the Alliance for Germany), for the first and only free parliamentary elections ('Volkskammerwahl') in East Germany (GDR-German Democratic Republic) on 18th March 1990. The elections took place between the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 and the reunification of East and West Germany. There are two worms coming out of an apple, one on the left and one on the right, referring to different political positions. The words on the poster state: 'Mich wurmen die Linken und die Rechten - deshalb CDU', meaning 'I am rankled by the Lefts and the Rights - therefore CDU'. There is a nice wordplay here, which only works in the German language. 'Wurmen' means 'rankling' and 'wurm' is 'worm'. The Alliance for Germany was an opposition coalition formed on 5th February 1990 in then West-Berlin to stand for the 'Volkskammer' (People's Chamber) election. It got the majority of the seats and thus formed the interim-government until reunification, with Lothar de Maizière as Minister President. The CDU, DSU (German Social Union) and DA (Democratic Awakening) were part of the Alliance. The political aims (reunification of Germany and reconstitution of the federal states) were mainly determined from the West German side of the CDU. The then Federal Chancellor Helmut Kohl appeared at many election campaign activities for East German CDU. |
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| Accession number | E.3223-1990 |
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