Söder causes irritation with a photo – “Bavaria has the Prime Minister it deserves”. “Top Gun in Bavaria,” he wrote alongside a picture of himself in a fighter jet, alluding to the Tom Cruise film.

The photo was taken during a visit by the elite troops of Tactical Air Force Squadron 74 in Neuburg an der Donau (Upper Bavaria) In total, the Söder photo has already collected almost 15,000 likes after less than 24 hours.