After Markus Söder's speech at the party congress, the CSU wants to work through a thick application book.
It also contains topics that should spark discussion.
On Saturday (September 26th) the CSU will meet for a labor convention - not in person, but online.
A keynote speech from party leader Markus Söder is expected.
But there are also some applications that are tough - the debate about a move on gender-sensitive language could be exciting.
Update from September 26th, 10:04 a.m
.: Shortly before the
CSU
starts
its
virtual party conference
, Bavaria's Prime Minister
Markus Söder
(CSU) has another important appointment.
Together with
Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
and Munich's Lord Mayor
Dieter Reiter
(SPD) he attended the commemorative event for the 40th anniversary of the right-wing terrorist
attack on the Oktoberfest
.
Söder's participation is a first.
On the evening of September 26, 1980, a
bomb killed
twelve Wiesn visitors and the right-wing extremist bomber Gundolf Köhler and
injured more than 200
.
Some lost their limbs or still have splinters in their bodies.
It was the worst
right-wing extremist attack
in the history of the Federal Republic.
Federal President Steinmeier will give
a speech in memory of the victims
.
Virtual CSU party conference: keynote speech by Markus Söder and a thick application book
Our article from September 25th: Munich
-
"Virtual Labor Party Congress"
- that sounds very modern.
But even before their online meeting on Saturday (September 26th), the
CSU *
makes it
clear that it does not want to bow to all modernities: In a quite remarkable motion, a CSU senior wants to obtain a resolution against gender-appropriate language.
On the other hand, it should also be about digitization in schools.
CSU party congress: debate on gender is in the house - delegate against "convulsive choice of words"
“It is important to ensure that the language of authorities in particular is understandable and easily accessible for everyone.
Ideologically motivated language design is out of place ”, it says in the 399-page
application book for the digital party congress
under the point“ C 15 - Preventing the corruption of language with superfluous gender formulations ”.
Two applications deal with the new spellings of words that should be given equal and equal rights to men, women and diverse through gender symbols, internal I or gender colon.
The applicant's request, the
Munich City Council Reinhold Babor
, is clear: "The spasmodic wording of the gender language has to be omitted in government agencies and educational institutions." He refers to the attitude of the German Language Society (GfdS), the
gender asterisk and Co
as not conforming to the rules of German grammar and spelling.
CSU: Is it getting hot?
The application committee has certain reservations about gender applications
It remains to be seen whether the party congress will follow up on the demand.
The
application Commission
has, in its opinion, already out that language and the general understanding of constantly subject to change.
“Legislative stipulations about the character of the language can therefore be problematic.” It should therefore be checked whether
changes in language design are
necessary
in authorities and educational institutions
and whether intelligibility is still given.
In fact, more and more municipalities - including
Hanover, Munich and Kiel
- have published guidelines with recommendations for gender-sensitive language in the past few months - for example, preferring to use the term “family parking lot” instead of “mother-child parking lot”.
CSU party conference on the net: not the last virtual appointment?
Blume and Co. see themselves as "role models"
Motion "C 15" is one of the 15 motions that the approximately 800 delegates will discuss in detail at the beginning of the party congress.
Further topics are
digitization in schools
, the fight against child abuse,
dealing with the police
and the permanent reduction of VAT on medication and diapers.
Because of the corona pandemic, the CSU is not
holding
its large
presence
party conference
in December
this year
and is shifting its application work to the Internet party conference on this Saturday.
The focus is on the
keynote speech by party leader Markus Söder
*.
. @ MarkusBlume: We are the first #party that has completely relocated its big #party conference to the #internet.
Over 20,000 members took part in the preliminary consultation process online.
The virtual party conference this Saturday is a major milestone.
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- CSU (@CSU) September 21, 2020
The dates on Saturday and in December may not be the last "virtual party congress" of the CSU: Due to the Corona crisis, the party does not want to hold any major face-to-face events in the foreseeable future in compliance with the general rules of caution and prudence, of course, events can take place if they are necessary, "
General Secretary Markus Blume
said
on Monday after a meeting of the CSU board in Munich." But we see a special role model for us as CSU country management, and that's why we decided that larger events and major events such as party congresses are canceled until further notice. ”(
Dpa / fn
) *
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