"I will not do that": Merkel does not want to ask the vote of confidence

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Angela Merkel speaks out against the vote of confidence

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Chancellor Angela Merkel has rejected the opposition's demand to put the vote of confidence in the Bundestag.

"No need.

I won't do that, ”said the CDU politician in an ARD“ hot spot ”.

Today she asked the people's forgiveness for a mistake.

“I believe that is the right thing to do.

Otherwise I have the support of the entire federal government and, to that extent, also the parliament. "

The FDP, AfD and the Left suggested to Merkel on Tuesday to ask the vote of confidence after the Easter rest period was withdrawn and thus to check whether she still has a majority for her course in the Bundestag.

The aim of the Easter rest from Maundy Thursday up to and including Easter Monday was to sharply shutdown economic, public and private life in view of the third wave of the corona pandemic and thus reduce the risk of infection.

Merkel asked the citizens of the ARD to stay at home over the holidays if possible, even without this state-decreed Easter rest period: "I make this request and I also know that many citizens will comply."

The Chancellor described the group with the Prime Minister as the "right body" for decisions on the corona pandemic.

The Infection Protection Act is designed in such a way that the federal states are responsible for the ordinances to be issued on special measures, said Merkel.

"So that Germany is not a complete patchwork quilt, it makes sense to agree on certain things in common."

mjm / dpa