The state elections in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate turned into a debacle for the CDU.
Laschet commented on the future of his party.
The state elections in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg were a disaster for the CDU.
According to CDU boss Armin Laschet, this has no effect on the decision to run for chancellor
(see updates from March 15, from 1:50 p.m.).
He dealt against the SPD and above all Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz
(see update from March 15, 1:45 p.m.)
.
CSU boss Söder also commented on the coalition partner
(see update from March 15, 11:59 a.m.).
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Update from March 15, 8:19 p.m.:
Even after the first reactions to the CDU election debacle, the debate about the Union's candidacy for chancellor continues unabated: CDU chief Armin Laschet brought the topic further momentum in the evening.
He considers a decision on the question of the Union Chancellor candidacy with the CSU chairman Markus Söder to be possible soon after Easter.
At some point between Easter and Whitsun, the candidate for chancellor will be named, Laschet repeated on Monday in the ZDF program “What now, Mr. Laschet?” Initially.
But then he added: “By the way, between Easter and Pentecost does not mean Pentecost Sunday.
It can also be very quickly after Easter. ”The topic will be discussed together and fairly.
The word access right is inappropriate for the topic of candidate for chancellor, said Laschet.
“It's about a joint decision.” Soon it will be Easter - “and then the question will also be answered”.
When asked what Söder could do better than himself, Laschet replied mischievously: Söder “speaks better Bavarian, he has nicer castles.
And otherwise we're different types, where everyone has their strengths.
And if you put them together well, we have the chance to win the election. "
State election debacle: Laschet and Söder agree on consequences for K-question
Update from March 15, 2:29 p.m .:
CDU party leader Armin Laschet described the election results of the CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg as "disappointing".
He named three points that need to be addressed now
(see updates from March 15, 1:40 p.m. and 1:45 p.m.)
: personal misconduct, the work of the federal government and questions about the future.
At the end of March, an open participation process around the election program for the federal election should begin
(see update from March 15, 1:50 p.m.)
.
Laschet tried to look ahead with his appearance.
He repeatedly emphasized that party-political games had to be dispensed with in the Corona crisis.
He called for “responsible governance” and thus set a point against Finance Minister Scholz
(see update from March 15, 1:45 p.m.)
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Press conference by CDU boss Armin Laschet after state elections: "Cabinet reshuffle is not necessary"
Update from March 15, 2:10 p.m.:
The press conference is over.
Update from March 15, 2:08 p.m.:
Laschet is asked by a journalist whether he was in the Chancellery on Sunday.
“I rarely report on my private appointments, actually never,” he replies.
He did not want to interfere with the future formation of the CDU in Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg.
"I trust the CDU that they will solve this well," he says with a view to Baden-Württemberg.
Top candidate Susanne Eisenmann is not involved because she is sitting with the party.
However, the candidate from Rhineland-Palatinate, Christian Baldauf, says: "Now, after this short period of time, it is very difficult to talk directly about assignments of blame." which did not go well in Rhineland-Palatinate either.
Update from March 15, 2:05 p.m.:
After the election, a traffic light coalition is also possible in Baden-Württemberg, whereby the CDU would no longer co-govern.
“You could have done that five years ago,” says Laschet.
But they decided differently.
With regard to the federal government, he does not believe that the Greens and FDP are going into the election campaign with the main goal of a traffic light coalition.
"The SPD maybe because it is the only option," says Laschet.
There is speculation whether a cabinet reshuffle is now being discussed in the federal government.
Laschet gave this a clear refusal: "A cabinet reshuffle is not necessary." Regarding the Corona policy, he says again that this should not be a party-political question.
"In this crisis, how do you find a good balance between the damage you cause in lockdown (...) and how do we guarantee optimal health protection for people."
CDU boss Laschet: election results in state elections have no effect on the candidacy for chancellor
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Armin Laschet, CDU leader and Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, at a press conference after the state elections.
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Update from March 15, 1:58 p.m.:
Laschet wants to make it clear that he will be told that he is very present.
But because of the pandemic, other forms of communication are necessary.
Regarding his role as head of government in North Rhine-Westphalia: Chancellor candidates were very often prime minister in the past, he says.
This government experience can be brought in and thus remain Prime Minister until the day of the election.
That should also apply to him.
The schedules are agreed with Söder - any day between Easter and Pentecost is possible.
Then the question of the candidate for chancellor should be decided.
Update from March 15, 1:50 p.m.:
At the end of March, the development of the government program will begin for the Union.
This should be an open participation process, announced Laschet.
He will soon speak to the district chairperson and the East German state associations.
When asked what impact the poor election results have on the decision on the Union's candidate for chancellor, Laschet replied succinctly: "I agree with Markus Söder: None!"
CDU boss Laschet: "I expect every minister to take care of his department"
Update from March 15, 1:45 p.m.:
A second point that Laschet addresses: He wants the federal government to do a good job.
“I expect every minister to take care of his or her portfolio,” Laschet says clearly.
The finance minister - Olaf Scholz from the SPD - has enough to do himself.
"Of course there is an election campaign, but of course the people in the pandemic expect that the work for the common good is paramount for the country." Not party politics.
Point 3: “How do we shape this decade of modernization in the 1920s?” Asks Laschet.
He names climate change and combating it, at the same time the challenge of remaining an industrialized country.
How do you get out of short-time work in the country?
And a look at Europe is also important.
"These are tasks that lie ahead of us, well beyond the election campaign."
“And then keep society together,” he said, referring to violent demonstrations in the country.
This tension can only be resolved with good governance and an objective perspective.
Press conference after state elections: CDU boss Laschet calls election result "disappointing"
Update from March 15, 1.40 p.m.:
Laschet starts with a congratulations to the Prime Ministers Kretschmann and Dreyer, but also to the top candidates of the CDU.
But: "The election result is disappointing for the CDU." In times of crisis, the head of government always has an official bonus, according to Laschet.
And Kretschmann from Baden-Württemberg had a successful government balance sheet, even if the small partner, the CDU, was jointly responsible for this.
"Unfortunately, that was not so appreciated yesterday."
Laschet wants to demand something positive from the results.
"That is that the right-wing populists have lost in both countries." In such crises, populists should have no influence on the formation of a government.
You have to get better at corona management yourself.
Point 1 that Laschet mentions: personal misconduct.
He could hardly remember an affair where the Bundestag and party concerned left within 48 hours.
“That is only possible because we have made our positions clear and precise.
I would like other parties to be similarly consistent, ”he says, also referring to the others.
Today principles have been laid down that should apply to all levels.
Update from March 15, 1:34 p.m.:
The press conference with CDU boss Armin Laschet begins.
Update from March 15, 1:20 p.m.:
In a few minutes, Armin Laschet will speak publicly on the election evening on Sunday.
The CDU top candidate from Baden-Württemberg, Susanne Eisenmann, and CDU top candidate from Rhineland-Palatinate, Christian Baldauf, are also expected at his side.
After the historically bad results in both federal states, it will probably not be a happy press event.
It will be particularly interesting what future plans the CDU now has and whether there are new developments when the Union's candidate for chancellor is to be determined.
After state elections in BW and RLP: CDU leader Armin Laschet calls on his party to make a joint effort
Update from March 15, 12.45 p.m.:
CDU boss Armin Laschet is in focus.
He is now responsible for getting the CDU on the right course together with the CSU.
Above all, there needs to be higher approval ratings among the population.
That is why Laschet has called on his party to make a joint effort before the federal election.
According to information from the German Press Agency from participants in a digital board meeting, Laschet said it was not given by God that the CDU would provide the Federal Chancellor.
“We have to fight,” he is said to have demanded.
At the same time, according to this information, Laschet again criticized the behavior of some MPs in the Union's mask affair.
The common good must again be formative for a mandate.
If someone wants to be a mask seller, he should do so - but without a mandate.
As a consequence, the board wanted to adopt a code of conduct for officials and elected officials down to the municipal level.
CDU boss Armin Laschet bursts the collar internally - coalition partner SPD in his sights
Update from March 15, 11:59 a.m.:
CDU boss Armin Laschet can certainly imagine a nicer start to the week.
After the election debacle for the CDU in the state elections on Sunday
(see first report)
, he now has some tasks to do.
The Union is currently not gaining any momentum at the start of the super election year 2021.
And it is also becoming increasingly uncomfortable within the coalition.
After the re-election of Malu Dreyer in Rhineland-Palatinate on Sunday, the SPD had a big grin on its lips.
Your candidate for Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, proudly emphasized that a coalition would be possible without the Union.
Laschet shouldn't be happy about that at all.
It was quiet around him on Sunday.
The presidium met on Monday morning.
As
Bild
claims to have found out, Laschet is said to have said: “You can't treat our ministers like that.
You can't go on like this in the next six months. "The SPD would have to" consider whether they want to oppose the government or rule. "
And CSU boss Markus Söder also reported against the SPD on Monday morning: Chancellor candidate Scholz could not "cheat his way out".
The SPD is also involved in the government and cannot just point a finger at the Union.
“The attacks by the SPD chairman are dishonest and are also not acceptable.” He criticizes Scholz, because as finance minister he is on board with every economic aid and its consultations.
CDU after the state elections: Laschet gives a press conference at 1.30 p.m.
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After the election debacle, a statement from CDU party leader Armin is eagerly awaited.
© Federico Gambarini / dpa
First report from March 15, 6.37 a.m.:
Düsseldorf - Shortly before the federal election, the Christian Democrats are in a deep crisis.
Instead of bringing new wind to the CDU and strengthening it for the election campaign, Armin Laschet's party is up to its head in problems.
Corruption scandals, poor crisis management and disastrous election results are troubling the new CDU party leader.
After the historically bad election Sunday, Armin Laschet wants to take a position on Monday at 1.30 p.m. in a press conference.
State elections in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate - failure was inevitable
For Armin Laschet, who has only been the new party leader for two months, the two electoral defeats in Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate come at an extremely inopportune time.
Shortly before the federal election, the CDU has an extremely poor profile at the state and federal level.
The support gained by the Chancellor's crisis management is also shrinking from week to week.
The corruption scandals and poor vaccination management are further exacerbating the crisis.
The CDU is not in one, but in several crises.
Right now, the CDU needs a convincing candidate for Chancellor, which it has not yet had.
Although there has been a new elected top since January, the question of the chancellorship has not yet been clarified.
The CDU boss would naturally have the task of getting himself into the running as a candidate for chancellor, but Laschet has so far not been able to convince.
Right now, when the CDU urgently needs solutions to stop the downward spiral, the CDU lacks a strong draft horse.
It remains to be seen whether Laschet will make the Chancellor question an issue at the press conference on Monday and how he will explain the poor election result so shortly before the general election.
After state elections: Chancellor question is resolved between Söder and Laschet
On the other hand, Armin Laschet can blossom as a crisis manager in these gloomy times and thus finally gain the necessary profile for a candidate for chancellor.
Former Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière also supports Armin Laschet's approach: "I can tell you, however, that Laschet will find clear words - on the election result, but also on the question of the schedule," said de Maizière on Sunday evening at "Anne Will".
But de Maizière also sees the CDU's clear problems: “It is clear that things cannot go on as before.
It is also clear that the content must become clearer ”.
De Maizière also sees the chancellor's question not yet finally settled.
In his opinion, this question must be clarified personally between Markus Söder and Armin Laschet.
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phf
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