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"Nothing happens": Corona summit with Merkel and Söder in Bavaria today - district administrators hit the table in advance

2021-02-19T08:43:20.004Z


On Friday, Bavaria's local politicians connected with Merkel, Söder and Spahn via video. It is already foreseeable: The tone in terms of corona measures will be rough.


On Friday, Bavaria's local politicians connected with Merkel, Söder and Spahn via video.

It is already foreseeable: The tone in terms of corona measures will be rough.

Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Markus Söder agree: It is only possible to get out of the second corona lockdown slowly, carefully and prudently.

For months it has been the same words that both politicians have used to urge citizens to be patient.

But now not just the citizens.

From the point of view of Merkel and Söder, local politicians in Bavaria also apparently need a warning.

Officially, it is said that the appointment is about dialogue, as the

dpa

reports.

About exchange, and about Angela Merkel wanting to show an open ear for the grassroots.

But it is also obvious that resistance is stirring at the so-called base.

District administrators and mayors can often no longer represent corona measures

At the beginning of the corona pandemic and for many months afterwards, the majority of politicians in Germany, whether in the Bundestag or the local councils in the municipalities, took Merkel’s and Söders’s way of fighting pandemics.

Since the beginning of this year, still in the middle of the second lockdown of this corona pandemic, local politicians, in the committees in the countryside and in the cities, have been more restless.

And more demanding.

Their tenor: It is we who have to explain the measures to people, why the prohibitions and requirements do not decrease with the incidences.

Erdinger District Administrator: "Although the numbers are falling, nothing happens."

The best example: The Erdingen district administrator Martin Bayerstorfer, for example, urgently advises loosening at the district level * for incidences below 35. Otherwise, "more and more people would no longer be willing to follow the course because they find: Although the numbers are falling, nothing happens."

His deputy, also CSU, calls for schools to be opened and publicly accuses Söder of “despising children *”.

Ebersberger District Administrator Robert Niedergesäß criticizes the new target of 35 and the household-plus-one contact limits.

The people are "friable", he says.

Before the Bayern summit with Merkel: Criticism of the base follows harsh SMS from Söder confidants

The CSU Munich calls for more relaxation.

And several district chairmen of the Junge Union, formerly close to the Söder-Jubelclub, openly spread criticism online.

Some later report that they quickly received harsh text messages from Söder's confidants.

Obviously, this no longer has a dampening effect.

Resistance is also rising in Northern Bavaria *.

Several district administrators and mayors have announced that they will start Friday's meeting with a list of pressing issues.

Among other things, they are calling for a “Marshall Plan” for German city centers.

It is not to be expected that customers will simply shop again in retail after the lockdown.

Another local politician would like a "less apocalyptic" language on the subject of Corona from the superiors in Berlin and also from Markus Söder.

Schweinfurter OB wants to campaign for relaxation in retail and gastronomy

The mayor of the city, which had the lowest incidence value in Germany on Wednesday, has also recently spoken out - he will also be present at the digital Bayern-Merkel meeting tomorrow: Schweinfurt's Lord Mayor Sebastian Remelé (CSU).

The city in Lower Franconia has an incidence of 5.6 (as of February 17).

Considerable when you consider that a few months ago it was considered an absolute corona hotspot.

Remelé does not only want to use video switching for its flagship city - but is also aiming for a nationwide relaxation, especially in retail and catering.

And he would like to move away from the pure incidence value as a guideline for further action.

The meeting with the Chancellor could be a success - if you jointly "find a workable middle ground between caution and relaxation." *

Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editorial network.

List of rubric lists: © Photo: Filip Singer / Pool / epa / Pool / dpa +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

Source: merkur

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