On Saturday the CDU will decide on a new party chairman.
The choices are Norbert Röttgen, Friedrich Merz and Armin Laschet, who will compete with Jens Spahn.
We asked the CSU politicians in the district about their favorite.
Andrea Jochner-Weiß, District Administrator:
“For the CSU chairmanship, I prefer Friedrich Merz because the overall package is right for him.
At this time, when the German economy is facing enormous challenges and the course has to be set correctly, Merz, as an outstanding economic and financial politician, is the right man with the appropriate authority.
And, he says what's up.
It is precisely for these reasons that I could imagine Friedrich Merz becoming a candidate for chancellor.
However, one shouldn't forget Markus Söder either.
Anyone who knows him knows that the Chancellery should appeal to him.
Above all, his leadership in the crisis brings him more and more into conversation.
However, Söder also knows very well that the height of fall is very high.
It remains exciting. "
Nick Lisson, CSU local chairman in Penzberg:
“Friedrich Merz would be an absolute disaster for me as CDU chairman because he is not suitable as a candidate for chancellor.
For me, Norbert Röttgen is the most likeable applicant, but I could well imagine Armin Laschet as CDU chairman with our Prime Minister Markus Söder as candidate for chancellor.
That would be the most capable constellation. "
Peter Erhard, CSU district parliamentary group leader and Böbingen mayor:
“Personally, I like Friedrich Merz best, he has presented himself well in recent months.
That would have been in the cross.
Does Markus Söder have a chance at the Chancellery?
First of all, let's see if Angela Merkel isn't going to continue. "
Alexander Dobrindt, CSU district chairman and member of the Bundestag
: “I don't want to give the CDU any advice on your personnel decision.
Conversely, we would not accept that either.
Regarding the question of a candidate for chancellor, I can imagine that after Easter we will decide who will lead the Union parties to the federal election.
One should now be able to resist the tendency to rush and have the courage to be careful. "
Peter Ostenrieder, Vice Chairman of the District and Peitinger Mayor:
“Of the three, I would tend towards Friedrich Merz.
He offends and speaks plain language, I'm a friend of that.
Nevertheless, I would not rule out a candidate for Chancellor Markus Söder, because I believe that Merz, as CDU leader, could live with a Chancellor Söder.
On the other hand, I could not imagine an Armin Laschet who is very keen on equalization with Söder, Laschet also looks too much at the Chancellery himself. "
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