And goodbye ...
Also a way to renew the party: over the course of a non-governmental phase, lose all well-known politicians through suspicion of corruption and similar things. Those who aren't corrupt are then sidelined professionally (which doesn't really require much for some Union politicians). And yet Auntie Merkelnix keeps patting herself on the back about how well she's doing her job ...
While it's overall rather unproductive for the Union, I actually quite like that about it
At WDR.de you can find the original article.