The CSU is taking its time.
In constituency 226 with the districts of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Weilheim-Schongau, there is still no date when the party wants to nominate its candidate for the Bundestag.
But the name is already fixed.
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- 18 years in the same job, celebrated 50th birthday.
That could make you wonder.
Think about whether you want to do something else, reorient yourself.
Alexander Dobrindt wasted no energy on it.
He is running again for the Bundestag.
"That was always clear to me," says the CSU politician.
And - so confident he is - "that is what my constituency also expects." Only when he will be nominated is not yet certain.
Since 2002, the Peißenberger has represented constituency 226 and thus the districts of Weilheim-Schongau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in the Bundestag.
He made a career, was Secretary General between 2009 and 2013, Minister of Transport for almost four years, now he is CSU regional group leader, chairman of his party in the Berlin Parliament.
He wants to move in there for the sixth time - always provided that the delegates at the base elect him as a candidate.
Dobrindt does not even refer to this, such obvious flirtatiousness does not suit a political professional.
He relies on self-confidence.
Does he expect an opponent?
He smiles and says: "No, I don't expect that."
CSU district chairman Dr.
Michael Rapp: There is no competition to fear
Of course, democracy provides for that, of course someone can get up on day X and of course that's fine.
For the sake of completeness, Dr.
Michael Rapp these theoretical possibilities.
But the CSU district chairman from Murnau is also a realist and therefore does not believe “that we have to fear competition”.
Or even compete for votes.
"The trust in him is so great."
Rapp and Dobrindt are not only connected by the party book, the Murnauer describes the CSU colleague as a friend.
You talk on the phone, exchange ideas.
At Christmas you wish everyone a Merry Christmas, on New Year's Eve all the best for the New Year.
Rapp has a wish for 2021: to celebrate his friend Alexander Dobrindt first as a federal constituency candidate, then as a member of the Bundestag who campaigns for the interests of the citizens in the two districts.
The latter will be decided on September 26th, the election date is set.
Alexander Dobrindt sees "no need in a hurry"
The Greens nominated their constituency candidate with Elisabeth Löwenbourg-Brzezinski in mid-October, the SPD followed just under two months later with candidate Dr.
Sigrid Meierhofer.
The CSU?
Take your time.
In 2016, Dobrindt set it up before the summer holidays, over a year before the election date.
Early or late: The Peißenberger doesn't care.
“I've already seen everything.” And he emphasizes: “There is no need in a hurry.” According to Dobrindt, there is still no CSU constituency in all of Bavaria that has already nominated its Bundestag candidate.
Legally, there would be time until the end of June.
In March, constituency 226 wants to finish the list.
If the pandemic allows it.
Before that, the CSU has to go through a more complex procedure than other parties - also due to the high number of members of around 2,600 in the districts of Weilheim-Schongau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen: First, the local and then the district associations elect the delegates.
For this they have to come together personally;
the federal electoral law prescribes a face-to-face event.
Postal voting is therefore excluded - unless there are any corona-related exception rules.
A video meeting too, after all, the elections have to be secret.
This law also applies to the official assembly meeting.
There will be 160 votes on whose votes Dobrindt counts.
Nobody doubts he'll get most of these.