Armin Laschet wants the "bridge lockdown" - but the criticism is huge.
Country leaders and the Chancellery are missing preparation.
The accusation of a stunt in the Chancellor's race is loud.
Düsseldorf / Berlin - Armin Laschet had repeatedly put himself in the limelight as a corona loosener until the emergency brake days.
This was followed by an open scolding from the Chancellor and an Easter reflection by the NRW Prime Minister *.
In the end there was the "bridge lockdown": The CDU leader called for tough measures on Easter Monday until vaccination rates in Germany rise.
"If nothing happens, the numbers will rise dramatically," he warned.
On the one hand, Laschet * introduced a new term into the debate and, now, at the side of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
On the other hand, he outlined a number of necessary steps - which, however, contained little new.
The echo was largely bitter.
The idea of an early Corona summit also found few supporters.
The Chancellery even gave a barely concealed swipe for this idea.
Laschet's lockdown proposal poorly prepared?
Bitter rejection from Merkel's Chancellery
The federal government is "always ready for joint consultations," said a government spokesman on Tuesday.
However, there was one telling restriction: “The prerequisite is that they are well prepared.” Bad preparation recently led to ongoing accusations against federal and state governments *.
It was precisely such a lack of substance in Laschet's statements that several politicians had previously complained.
"As prime ministers, we are welcome to meet at any time, but something has to be on the table beforehand, which we then really decide together and, above all, all implement," Thuringia's prime minister told
Spiegel
.
Ramelow reiterated his demand for a step-by-step plan from the Chancellery.
The “current requests to speak” were “again patchwork and characterized by hectic rush,” he criticized.
Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) also said he had “considerable doubts” about such a measure.
The proposal leaves many questions unanswered.
“Does Prime Minister Laschet want to close the daycare centers completely, including emergency care?
Does he want to shut down the economy completely?
How long and with what specific goal should the measures last?
All of this is unclear, "said Weil in the direction of his official colleague from North Rhine-Westphalia and criticized:" Such suggestions contribute to people's uncertainty, but do not help us to contain the infection process. "
Bridge Lockdown?
Lauterbach warns of a new mistake: "Who should still believe us?"
SPD expert Karl Lauterbach praised on Sunday evening in the political talk "the right questions" of the
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while the "striking" in his view term "bridge Lockdown".
At the same time, however, he showed skepticism
.
“Who else should believe us?” He asked rhetorically.
"If you do this bridge lockdown, then you have to be clear that it is only two or three weeks, if the R-value goes down, otherwise it will take longer." The project is only useful if there is a moratorium on easing gives.
The Saarland only started numerous openings in a "model project" on Tuesday.
Clear criticism also came from the Green health politician Janosch Dahmen.
He called it in the
Rheinische Post
"worrying that Laschet's reflection on Easter obviously only led to inventing a new name for a lockdown instead of finally taking action quickly and consistently".
Laschet's “thinking” became a laughing stock on Twitter: On Tuesday, Twitter users posted loads of pictures of SPD health expert Karl Lauterbach, who shook his head, or of Chancellor Merkel, who was laughing, using the hashtag “#Laschethatnachgedacht”.
A satirical headline was also very popular: “Serious accident at Easter.
60-year-old injured while thinking. "
Laschet in the criticism: Lockdown push just a stunt in the Chancellor fight?
Söder's CSU reacts cautiously
Meanwhile, the focus is still on the struggle for the Union's candidacy for chancellor *.
From the CSU of Laschet's possible opponent Markus Söder there was a damper for the advance on Tuesday.
According to CSU General Secretary Markus Blume, Bavaria is only in favor of bringing the Prime Minister's Conference forward to this week if all federal states are generally ready to tighten the applicable Corona rules.
On Sunday evening, Blume said in the
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talk: “A new MPK is of no use if everyone does their own thing afterwards.
It is therefore very important that the federal states are ready to take further measures. "
Left parliamentary group leader Dietmar Bartsch criticized Laschet's advance and suspected the unresolved question of the candidate for chancellor in the Union.
Bridge lockdown is a nice word from the PR box, said Bartsch on Tuesday at
Welt
.
"But I would have liked to know what exactly is Armin Lasch proposing." Ex-SPD Vice Ralf Stegner, like Lauterbach, warned of another hanging game: "The bridge sounds positive, but until the vaccination has been effective, it can be a pretty long lockdown longer than the effect of a PR coup in the Union's internal chancellor candidate competition, ”he tweeted.
Bridge lockdown: Laschet names possible duration - and defends himself: "My suggestion was simple ..."
Laschet responded to the comprehensive criticism on Tuesday morning - and at least specified the time frame he had planned.
Steps would have to be prepared in the next three weeks, "then you can go into the time in which you can open carefully," said Laschet in the ZDF "Morgenmagazin".
Except for the reference to the Luca app, however, he added a few specific ideas: "My suggestion was simply to bring the incidence down again with an effort," said Laschet.
The Hessian Prime Minister Volker Bouffier, however, supported the initiative of his party leader.
"I think Armin Laschet's proposals are sensible," said Bouffier on Tuesday.
The current situation is "uncertain", the intensive care units have less and less capacity.
The Hessian also advocated an earlier summit.
This also makes sense because in many countries school would start again next Monday.
“It would therefore be right if we agreed in advance nationwide on how to deal with the schools due to the current pandemic situation,” emphasized Bouffier.
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AFP / fn / dpa
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