If Laschet is the new CDU party leader, will he be a candidate for chancellor?
Where is Söder?
What about Spahn?
Anne Will invited to the first election campaign talk of the year.
Subject of
"Anne Will"
: Leadership in times of crisis - what kind of politics does Germany need now?
Bouffier explains: The
candidate for chancellor will
not be decided
until Easter
.
Söder's answer to the question about the candidate for chancellor: "I am determined ..."
Dispute in the group about the obligation to work from home:
Esken
and
Habeck
for it,
Söder
and
Lindner
reject the legal regulation.
"Anne Will" - these guests discussed with:
Volker Bouffier (CDU)
- Prime Minister of Hesse, deputy.
CDU party chairman
Markus Söder (CSU)
- Prime Minister of Bavaria, party chairman
Saskia Esken (SPD)
- party leader
Robert Habeck (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen
) - party chairman
Christian Lindner (FDP)
- party chairman
The first elephant
round of
the
super election year 2021
at the political talk
"Anne Will"
in the first.
The man of the hour is missing:
Armin Laschet
is represented by his vice-president Volker Bouffier.
Despite Corona and state elections, the federal election on September 26 is getting closer and closer and with it the question: Who has what it takes
to lead
the country
as Chancellor
after the end of the
Merkel era
?
"Anne Will" asks the question about the candidate for chancellor - Söder: "I am determined ..."
Anne Will
feels - to the obvious delight of the group - Bavaria's Prime Minister
Markus Söder in
this regard.
She tries it with flattery: “You are ahead in the polls!” She provokes: “Do you still have a chance if
Armin Laschet
clearly says he'll do it?” Or as a teacher: “You haven't answered my question yet…” Yes
Söder
remains steadfast: "I am firmly determined ..." he replies, and after a break in art he says: "... that I want to discuss this with Armin!"
Bouffier on “Anne Will”: What matters is with whom we will be most successful in the end
Söder
makes it clear: “In the end it will be decisive that
Laschet
and I work together.” And: “It doesn't depend on the ego of an individual!” Or also: “The question is always: What is the best for people?
The best for our country? "
Bouffier jumps to the side of the CSU party friend: The federal election is still felt to be an eternity.
Nothing is to be expected before Easter - in other words: after the
state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate
and
Baden-Wuerttemberg
, after the lockdown has been relaxed, after a vaccination practice that has hopefully been well established to date.
Bouffier summarizes the CDU strategy: "In the end it decides: with whom we will have the greatest success!"
Anne Will
dares one last attempt in the direction of Söder: “Is
Jens Spahn
out of the running now?” But Söder does not fall for it: “Spahn is a successful Minister of Health who still has a lot of work to do.
But the CDU has now clarified: Number 1 is
Armin Laschet
! "
Lindner sees the non-election of Merz in "Anne Will" as a CDU rejection of economic renewal
FDP
boss Christian Lindner
sums up: Laschet is a middle-class candidate with a clear European orientation.
He
sees the
non-election of
Merz
as a directional signal that the economic recovery and the market economy renewal for the CDU are not right at the front.
Habeck
criticizes that he still lacks a specific directional decision: What is the CDU's position on climate protection and digitization?
Bouffier makes it clear: Laschet's strength is to hold the party together.
He is also able to give others space.
There will first be a joint program between the
CDU
and
CSU
and then the question will be discussed: Who fits the program, who has the best qualities?
Dispute over the introduction of the home office obligation for employers
And then, regardless of the talk topic,
Corona
comes back
to the table.
And the proof that even the importance of an office does not prevent getting bogged down in detailed questions.
This time on the spontaneous talk agenda: The views on
FFP2 masks
in local public transport (Habeck: "Only enforceable if they are made affordable for everyone!").
Curfews (Lindner: "If no one is allowed on the street in Plön, where there are hardly any infected people, that amounts to house arrest!").
SPD
and
greens
are for more home offices,
Habeck is
even calling for a federal law.
Söder
rejects this and instead suggests tax incentives without being specific.
In this context,
Lindner
brings the rejection of trade unions and the burden on families with regard to home office into play.
On the ground, however, it seems implausible, as commented on Twitter: "How touching that Mr. Lindner suddenly takes care of the burden on mothers during homeschooling," writes a user, among others.
Bouffier in particular gets lost in lengthy explanations of policy-making and receives
the counterattack
from
Anne Will
: "I am surprised at the calm with which you talk in view of the death toll!" "Prudence," corrects Bouffier.
In view of the many circumstances to be taken into account, this is essential.
On the other hand, Bouffier's announcement that a panel of experts, including representatives from Great Britain, will meet on the latest findings about the corona mutations will cause slight unrest.
Bouffier: “What help can science provide?
Then we consult with the federal and state governments and then you have to see what works in practice. ”“ We haven't sequenced enough in the last few months so that we don't know exactly how the mutation is developing in our country, ”Esken criticizes the coalition partner.
Conclusion of the show "Anne Will"
The election campaign is on: In the talk about the
super election year 2021
, the party chairman and deputy Bouffier face a direct comparison.
The group appeared homogeneous except for small details.
Because of the sometimes escalating corona discussion, there is no room for the big issues.
This would also settle the K question for the time being: The pandemic currently seems to be blocking the view of alternative questions.
(Bernd Pipo)