Söder criticizes Aiwanger: Corona-Zoff is escalating dangerously - the chief of free voters remains stubborn

The Bavarian coalition squabble about the lockdown is coming to a head.

At the digital New Years reception of the CSU, Prime Minister Söder tackles his Vice Aiwanger hard.

He answers the next day.

• Is it with the harmony between

  CSU

  and the

  free voters

  finally gone?

• Prime Minister

  Markus Söder

  vented his anger over relaxation fantasies, but without naming them.

• But his vice-

  president Hubert Aiwanger

  continues to advocate easing and thus hits a nerve with many.

Munich - Sometimes things get rocky and if you're not careful, you lose control.

That's why on Sunday: keep calm, don't follow suit.

Everything has been said, it is said briefly from the camp of the Bavarian Prime Minister.

His coalition partner

Hubert Aiwanger

is similarly taciturn.

The relationship with Söder?

“Unchanged good,” announced the Vice Prime Minister.

"Do not worry."

Corona in Bavaria: Söder wants to continue going the hard way

The tone is cool, but civil.

Considering the last three days, this is at least no deterioration.

Over the weekend, the smoldering

coalition dispute over the severity and duration of the corona lockdown came to a

dangerous level.

The routine rumble briefly turned into heavy thunder.

The starting point was the CSU's digital New Year's reception, at which Söder vented his anger at the constant

relaxation fantasies of

his coalition partner.

"There are always politicians who talk every day about when something would be opened for sure," he said, without naming Aiwanger.

"My urgent advice:

Don't take the easy route

." It is a mistake to make promises that no one can keep.

Söder-Rüffel: Aiwanger won't let up - after the Corona lockdown in Bavaria, something has to be done

That was abundantly clear and specifically referred to Aiwange's latest attempt to reopen hotels and ski slopes in mid-February.

The Minister of Economic Affairs replied on Saturday at the also digital New Year's reception of the Free Voters in Germany.

He was in favor of

"taking the

sensible middle ground,

" he said.

Instead of simply locking everything up for months, a “differentiated debate” is needed about when individual sectors can reopen.

Even with the

curfew from 9 p.m.,

ask yourself whether it is necessary if the

incidence

values

fell below 200

.

The current lockdown applies until mid-February - then, said Aiwanger, something should be done.

The dispute between Söder and Aiwanger is not new.

While the Prime Minister always the

hard clocks

are to be drummed

Vice regularly publicly for loosening

.

But slowly a limit seems to have been reached.

In any case, Söder's gruff reprimand on Friday had a

new quality

.

This may also be due to growing pressure.

As frivolous as Aiwanger's cross shots may be -

they strike a nerve in many

.

People's patience is dwindling.

Corona lockdown in Bavaria: is Aiwanger losing face?

Nevertheless:

Others

in the

coalition are increasingly annoyed by Aiwanger

.

"All Corona measures were decided jointly and unanimously," said Bavaria's Finance Minister Albert Füracker of the

Mittelbayerische Zeitung

.

Of course, normality is the goal.

"But constantly promising something that cannot be kept creates uncertainty and disaffection with politics." The General Secretary of the Free Voters, Susann Enders, reacted promptly.

“Coalition partners shut up?

Yes, where there? ”She tweeted.

And then directly to the address of Füracker and the CSU: "This style doesn't suit you!"

Corona in Bavaria: "Söder rules his coalition partner mercilessly against the wall"

Even in the opposition, criticism of the coalition's constant disagreement is growing.

“We expect Söder and Aiwanger to speak with one voice,” said

Green Party leader Ludwig Hartmann

.

Your behavior is damaging the acceptance of the corona measures.

FDP parliamentary group leader Martin Hagen accuses Aiwanger of

calling for openings

in

Sunday speeches

and of

bearing

all hardships

in the

cabinet

.

"I almost feel sorry for him," says Hagen.

“But Söder rules his coalition partner mercilessly against the wall.” SPD parliamentary group leader Horst Arnold also criticizes the “

superficial fiddling with people

who are supposed to be right.

That annoys everyone ”.

It won't get any easier in the coming weeks.

For Aiwanger, who demands a lot and then supports Söder's course, it is slowly also about saving face, especially in an election year.

Söder, in turn, wants to maintain the image of a stable coalition.

It won't be the last dispute.

Because of Corona measures, there is a crisis in the government coalition: Söders polls are falling - SPD and AfD on par.