It would be difficult to expand Germany The public was interested in local elections in the town of Wildeshausen near Oldenburg, if not one posters.
In it, Corina Jodait, the candidate of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union, wears a gold chain around her neck with the inscription "MILF".
The abbreviation is almost universally known and comes from the English "Mother I'd like to f**k". And German dictionaries say - it means "attractive, mature and experienced woman".
"I love being a mom"
It's not exactly what was expected from a politician of the conservative party, especially not in the official photo that is used for posters, but now a shitstorm has descended on Yodait from the Internet, which she certainly did not count on.
She told the local Kreiskeitung that the term is of course "provocative", but that for her it represents independence and strength. She has a fifteen-year-old son and says, "I love being a mom."
He is not withdrawing from the race.
Jodaite adds that this is her style, so she didn't want to fake it for the official photo. She has tattoos, flashy nails and make-up and says: "I don't really look like a typical CDU politician."
Insults on the Internet hurt, but she doesn't think of backing down. He says the party also supports her. And the number of followers and positive comments on Instagram has skyrocketed...
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