Markus Söder does not want to deal with the question of who will be candidate for chancellor for the Union anytime soon.
A CDU federal vice sees it differently.
But first a CDU chairman has to be found.
For
Markus Söder
, the
corona pandemic
is and will remain
the most important issue given the situation in Germany.
Who will be the next candidate for chancellor should queue up there.
Volker Bouffier
, on the other hand, would like the new CDU chairman to quickly get into conversation with the CSU boss after his election.
Candidate
Friedrich Merz
thinks that the approval of the
corona vaccine
takes too long - and tries to convince the CDU base with such statements.
Berlin / Munich - Comparatively good poll numbers, praise for the Corona management, then criticism again, a party leader on call, no candidate for chancellor yet, internal discussions:
2020 was a turbulent year
for the
Union as well
.
It is already clear that 2021 will be a political mega-year, because the Bundestag, six state parliaments and several municipal bodies will be newly elected.
While the SPD, which has traditionally almost traditionally determined its
candidate for chancellor
early on, has decided with whom to go into the race, the
CDU
and
CSU
only have a first step in sight:
the CDU
party convention in
mid-January.
Then at least the chairman should be determined.
But will this person also become chancellor?
The Bavarian Prime Minister
Markus Söder
(CSU) does not want to hear
from this question
.
There are currently more pressing problems than choosing the candidate for Chancellor: "In the middle of the pandemic, in my opinion, it would be wrong.
Only after this has subsided, or in the spring, when land is in sight again, does it make sense to make this personal decision, ”he told the German Press Agency.
In March there are
state elections
in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg.
He is skeptical about an early start before these elections.
Who will be the Union's candidate for Chancellor?
Söder wants to take his time with the answer
First the pandemic, then the rest - that's what Söder wants.
“Afterwards there is enough time for everything else.” But he also emphasizes that the decision will be made together in the end, despite the CDU's right to make suggestions.
He has not yet clearly communicated his own ambitions for the office.
“My place is in
Bavaria
”, could be Söder's quote of the year.
Laschet considered Söder to be “conceivable” as a possible candidate for Chancellor.
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Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) after a meeting of the Bavarian Cabinet.
© Sven Hoppe / dpa
The CDU Vice-Vice President
Volker Bouffier
sees things quite differently
.
If the CDU chairman is known, the candidate for the Chancellery should be decided quickly.
The new CDU boss must quickly find a way with Söder how to get together, he told the dpa.
"It would be very important that this is not delayed for a long time," said the Hessian Prime Minister.
CDU chairman: party conference in mid-January - the candidates differ in their content
Söder thinks, however, that there are strategic reasons for choosing to wait a little longer before making a decision: “I think it's not about
making
the fastest
decision
, but the best.
And you have to think carefully: Who
can be most successful
with which
program
and which strategy? ”So far, the Greens, currently the second strongest in surveys, have not yet decided whether
to send
Annalena Baerbock
or
Robert Habeck
into the race.
It is said that both dared to take on the office.
When the months-long hang-up game at the CDU is over and it
determines its chairman
at the almost completely digital
party congress on January 15 and 16,
Söder believes the party will “need a few weeks to regroup and get behind the new one
To gather
party
leaders.
One must not hide: Candidates are also available for different content accents and various coalition options of the Union "want to take a choice NRW Prime Minister.
Armin Laschet
, former Union faction leader
Friedrich Merz
and foreign policy experts
Norbert Röttgen
.
Finally, the Hessian entrepreneur
Andreas Ritzenhoff announced
his candidacy.
Friedrich Merz / Corona vaccinations: Clear idea when politicians should be vaccinated
After 16 years of
Chancellor Angela Merkel, the
election campaign will
probably be very unfamiliar
for the Union
.
Your official and trust bonus will no longer apply, Söder knows that too: "We have to make a tremendous effort to show that we have the best ideas for the future."
The fact that
Friedrich Merz
is doing everything in his power to succeed Merkel in office is nothing new.
It's in a lot of
polls
front.
Without a political office, however, it is a little more difficult for him to distinguish himself.
Laschet is
always in front of the camera
around the
corona lockdown
.
Röttgen is a welcome expert on all kinds of
foreign topics
and fills his Twitter profile with statements several times a day.
Merz is now trying the subject of
corona vaccinations
.
"As soon as there are capacities, representatives of public life should also be vaccinated," he told the dpa.
There are many people who have doubts about the vaccinations.
“You have to take away their fear and fears.” People from politics should therefore set a good example and get vaccinated, said Merz.
As soon as the
risk groups have been
vaccinated and the capacities are sufficient, he wants to be vaccinated.
He himself was sick with Corona in the spring.
Merz: The long road to approval - "bureaucratic weakness of the European approval authority"
And he criticizes the length of the
approval process
.
“It makes me very sorry that it takes so long in Germany.
And unfortunately it took far too long to get approval in Europe too. ”That was“ obviously a bureaucratic weakness of the European approval authority ”.
Wherever possible - and especially in
old people's and nursing homes
- vaccinations must be given quickly after approval.
Above all, the staff in these facilities is at risk.
"If we start so late, there is little reason to postpone it again - even if it is only for days," warned Merz.
“I would like to better unite the liberals, the conservatives and the socially committed, so that the #CDU is perceived in the entire breadth of its spectrum.
The chairman is not an exponent of a part of the party, he has to bundle all currents. ”(Tm) pic.twitter.com/QK7nuSH5Dh
- Friedrich Merz (@_FriedrichMerz) December 18, 2020
Finally, the candidates present themselves individually in digital formats exclusively to the CDU members.
In any case, Merz already has fans: “For me, Friedrich Merz is clearly the candidate of the CDU party base.
I appreciate him very much and will vote for him at the party congress, ”said Bundestag member
Philipp Amthor of
the dpa.
How many there will be in total will be shown in mid-January
(cibo with material from dpa)
