Markus Söder and Armin Laschet took part in the Union's closed meeting.
Both are ready for the candidacy for chancellor.
Update from April 12th, 8:58 a.m .:
Update from April 12th, 8:38 am:
“The two have to agree” - otherwise the candidate question would go “on the back of the party”: Union
faction vice
Carsten Linnemann (CDU) is pushing
for a quick clarification
on this Monday morning in a conversation with
Deutschlandfunk
Armin Laschet (CDU) and Markus Söder (CSU).
In his own words, Linnemann assumes that Laschet will receive support for his candidacy in the top committees of his party.
It looks the same with the presidium.
He considered it “abnormal” if the bodies did not welcome the party leader's candidacy.
I hope
from the committee meetings at the CDU and CSU this Monday
(see previous update)
Linnemann said he was making progress towards a “clear roadmap” for the final settlement of the candidate question.
Laschet or Söder?
CDU boss comments on the K question: "I do not want to anticipate this"
Update from April 11th, 10.55 p.m.:
CDU boss Armin Laschet confidently goes into the decision-making process with the CSU about the common candidate for chancellor.
When asked whether he had a majority for his candidacy in the CDU presidium, the North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister said on Sunday evening in the “Bild live” talk “The right questions”: “I'll assume that, but we will see tomorrow.
I don't want to anticipate that. ”By his own admission, he doesn't know anyone in the presidium who rejects him as a candidate:“ I haven't heard that before, ”said Laschet, who is competing with CSU boss Markus Söder for the candidacy.
Laschet reiterated that there should be no decision on Monday, only an opinion.
He would prefer the decision to be made jointly by the presidia of the CDU and CSU: “Traditionally, there is always a joint decision of the presidia at the end.
That has been the case in every federal election since 1949 and I would like that this time too. "
Update from April 11th, 10:00 p.m.:
Markus Söder gave a time horizon for the decision on the chancellor question on Sunday evening.
The CSU boss was confident that the die could fall in the next few days.
"I think it is even possible this week to make a decision together," said Söder in the evening on ZDF.
“At the latest” in ten days, the CDU and CSU should have decided whether he himself or Armin Laschet would go into the race as candidate for chancellor for the Union.
Söder also emphasized that both applicants would have to work well together even after the decision in their offices: “One thing is clear, the two party leaders must work closely together in the end, even after this personal decision.” He and Laschet “will work together in the end”.
Chancellor question: decision on Monday?
CDU vice-president expresses himself
Update from April 11th, 9:40 pm:
The CDU's deputy federal chairman, Thomas Strobl, expects an early decision on the question of the candidate for chancellor. “He is assuming that the bodies of the CDU will come to a vote on the Union's candidacy for chancellor on Monday.
That said the Baden-Württemberg Minister of the Interior of the
Stuttgarter Zeitung
and the
Stuttgarter Nachrichten
.
Meanwhile, listening for signals from both parties begins.
The first tendencies could already be read on Sunday evening, as
Merkur.de
* reported.
Update from April 11th, 7.15 p.m.:
CDU boss Armin Laschet increases the stakes: "I will be ready for candidacy tomorrow, like Markus Söder, and ask for trust," said Laschet on Sunday evening in the ARD program "Report from Berlin".
He added: "And the party will then make a recommendation."
Laschet answered the question of whether the CDU's innermost leadership would support his candidacy at the Presidium's face-to-face meeting: “I don't want to speculate what the result will be.” At the same time, however, he referred to positive signals from the party: “ Many state chairmen, including prime ministers, have already spoken out and supported me. ”He had spoken with Markus Söder for many hours over the past few days.
“And there is a great deal of agreement to solve that together.
That was prepared today and will continue tomorrow, ”said North Rhine-Westphalia's Prime Minister.
Söder delivers Kanzler-Kracher: Memorable PK with Laschet - "Now the mouse is playing with the cat"
Update from April 11th, 6.15pm:
“Now the mouse is playing with the cat”, a participant at the Union summit told
Agence France-Press
on Sunday
.
CSU boss Markus Söder has brought himself into play as the Union's candidate for chancellor - provided that he received the support of the larger sister party, the CDU.
But CDU boss Armin Laschet also wants.
Only one of the two politicians will ultimately emerge as candidate for chancellor.
Both are ready.
“There is no doubt about his determination and my determination to run,” said Söder at a press conference after the exam.
Before that, a confidential conversation between Söder and Laschet took place on Saturday.
The résumé: "We have mutually attested to each other that we can both do it," Laschet is said to have said to participants in the union meeting, according to AFP.
And Angela Merkel, who was also present at the Union summit?
"Angela Merkel held back, but you could feel that she supports Laschet," it was said from the participants.
It is noticeable that Merkel had demonstratively advertised Laschet's proposal for a bridge lockdown.
This was seen as Laschet's support.
Update from April 11th, 5.45 p.m.:
Thomas Kreuzer, head of the CSU parliamentary group in Bavaria, considers Markus Söder to be the best possible candidate for chancellor of the Union.
“I expressly welcome that Markus Söder has declared that he is available as a candidate for chancellor.
I consider him not only suitable, but also the best candidate from the CDU and CSU and, based on his many years of political experience, I am sure that he would be an excellent Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, "said Kreuzer on Sunday in Munich.
At the separate party presidencies of the CDU and CSU on Monday, the priority will be to clarify the candidate for chancellor.
The leadership committee of the CDU will meet at nine o'clock in the morning.
Markus Söder will convene the CSU executive committee for the early evening.
The Union's K question: Markus Söder or Armin Laschet?
Press conference with a big announcement
Update from April 11, 5:25 p.m.:
The Union summit ended on Sunday in Berlin with a memorable message.
Markus Söder (CSU) and Armin Laschet (CDU) have their hats in the ring as potential candidates for chancellor of the Union.
Both are suitable, both are ready, the CSU boss announced at the press conference.
And added in his own case: Provided that the big sister party broadly supports a CSU candidate for chancellor.
Söder would only be the third CSU politician - after Franz Josef Strauss and Edmund Stoiber - who would dare to reach for the Chancellery.
But what's next now?
Until when the decision between the two politicians should be made, remained open at first.
However, there is growing pressure from Union circles to make a decision.
And that within a few days.
According to the German Press Agency, the party presidencies of the CDU and CSU will meet in separate meetings on Monday.
One does not want to anticipate these deliberations, it said at the press conference following the Union summit.
The decision on the K question should be made promptly, sooner rather than later, Söder said.
Söder delivers Chancellor Kracher: Memorable PK with Laschet - Showdown on Monday?
Update from April 11, 3:22 p.m.:
The Union is facing crucial days on the chancellor question: Both CDU boss Armin Laschet and his CSU counterpart Markus Söder have declared their willingness to run for chancellor.
"We have found that we are both suitable and ready," said Laschet at a joint press conference.
The Union's K question is therefore still open.
A preliminary decision could be made on Monday in the committees of the two sister parties.
Söder explained that they had “exchanged friendly ideas” at the Sunday exam.
With regard to his candidacy, the support of the sister party CDU is very important to him: “Today I declared my readiness.
If the CDU supports me, then I won't back down.
But if the big sister says that that's not her wish, that's okay with me too. "
The decision depends on who has the better chance of winning.
Söder emphasized that the decision “will not be made on the bend and break”.
A result has not yet been reached: "The conversation was not final." According to Söder, personal ambitions should not play a role in the decision.
“It doesn't depend on our ambitions, but on the well-being of the Union and, above all, Germany.
This is a common task that unites and obliges us, ”said the CSU boss.
According to Söder, the main competitors are the Greens: "Our claim is to be number 1 in Germany, the opponent in the K question is precisely defined - it's the Greens." there is clear room for improvement for the Union ”.
An exact time for the decision does not yet exist.
On Monday, the top committees of both parties will discuss the candidate question.
The important thing now is what the party committees will decide.
“In no case will we allow arguments like we did in the 1980s.
We want to win this election in autumn and so we think together about the best formation for it, ”said Söder.
Laschet said that both were in agreement on the goal of maintaining "as much unity as possible between the CDU and the CSU".
Chancellor question: Söder ready to run - the ball is now with the CDU
Update from April 11th, 2.30 p.m.:
Markus Söder (CSU) has officially declared himself ready to run for the Union in the federal elections as a candidate for chancellor.
He cited the support of the CDU as a prerequisite for this.
According to information from the AFP news agency, Söder said in front of the parliamentary group on Sunday: “If the CDU were ready to support me, I would be ready.
If the CDU does not want it, a good cooperation remains without resentment. "
CDU boss Armin Laschet also commented on the question about the candidate for chancellor at the Union's closed meeting.
He considers himself and CSU boss Markus Söder to be suitable candidates for chancellor.
According to information from the German Press Agency, he is said to have said in front of the parliamentary group that they would answer the question “well, with one another also with personal appreciation that there is for one another”.
Elementary in this context are the support of the parties CDU and CSU and their close cooperation.
Laschet with point against SPD: "The SPD has no one who can - we have two"
Laschet is said to have emphasized at the closed meeting that he and Markus Söder were "in conversation".
They have already mutually attested "that we both could".
A joke in the direction of the SPD also followed: "The SPD has no one who can - we have two." With regard to the question of the candidate for chancellor, both he and Söder are aware that a major conflict would damage the Union.
It is therefore important to resolve the question as quickly as possible.
Union meeting: "Showcase" and "Candidate presentation"
Even before the closed meeting it was known that a decision on the candidacy for chancellor would not be made.
Nevertheless, it was said in parliamentary groups that there had been a "show run" and a "candidate presentation".
Since the parliamentary group is an important power factor in the Union, it claims a say in the nomination of the candidate for chancellor.
Update from April 11, 2021, 12.30 p.m.:
According to initial information, the Union's closed meeting has so far primarily discussed how to proceed in the corona pandemic.
Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out in favor of a consistent lockdown.
According to information from the German Press Agency, Merkel said before the participants of the closed conference that the bridge of the restrictions should be as short as possible.
Therefore, consistent action must now be taken.
Opening steps should also be combined with rigorous testing.
The CDU chairman Armin Laschet had proposed a "bridge lockdown" over Easter.
With this, the time to accelerate the vaccination campaign can be bridged, argued Laschet.
According to this information, the candidacy for chancellor has not yet been discussed.
Union parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkaus had announced before the closed meeting that one also wanted to talk about the plans for a nationwide uniform regulation of the Infection Protection Act and about German foreign policy in the discussion with the Chancellor.
Armin Laschet and Markus Söder will speak from 1 pm on the question “How do we shape the future?” As part of the closed conference.
Union summit: Söder against Laschet?
"Great interest in the whole thing going on quickly now"
Update from April 11, 2021, 11.00 a.m.:
The closed meeting of the executive board of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group has started.
Previously, the parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus (CDU) and CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt asked themselves various questions.
The focus was on the question of the candidate for chancellor.
"We have a great interest in the whole thing going on as quickly as possible," said Brinkhaus.
He is assuming that the closed conference will help to clarify the question: "I think we are one step further this evening".
Dobrindt again emphasized that "the time is ripe".
The decision will be made in the next two weeks.
Brinkhaus and Dobrindt: Chancellor candidate question needs to be clarified
The two possible candidates for Chancellor Armin Laschet and Markus Söder will take part in today's retreat of the group leaders.
Brinkhaus is aware that there is an expectation “that something will happen”.
However, it dampened expectations before the closed session began.
First of all, it is a matter of talking to the two party leaders about "how the furrows can also be drawn into the future".
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) is also present at the closed conference.
Update from April 11, 2021, 10:00 a.m.:
The CDU chairman Armin Laschet wants the fastest possible decision on the Union's candidacy for chancellor.
Compared to
Bild am Sonntag
he made a clear statement in this regard: "If I take into account the mood across the board of the CDU, the decision should be made very quickly".
In his opinion, this should be done by mutual agreement.
“Unity is very important.
It is very good for the CDU and CSU to make the decision together.
And very promptly, ”says Laschet.
At today's closed meeting, however, no decision should be made in this regard.
To one related question he answered with a resounding “no”.
The party chairmen of the CDU and CSU were invited to the closed conference in order to closely interlink the work.
Union summit: Laschet taunts Söder - "filthiness"
Laschet emphasized that - in contrast to the CSU and Markus Söder - he was behind Angela Merkel's policy on most political issues.
“For years I have been in agreement with the Chancellor on basic political issues - from saving the euro to refugee policy.
Even when the conflict with the CSU over a European refugee policy escalated two years ago, ”he said.
He took the opportunity to emphasize that “such a rift should not be repeated in the Union”.
The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia also commented on the internal dispute in the power struggle for the candidacy for chancellor.
“You won't find any taunts, filthy things or anything like that with me.
That is not my style.
The pandemic is too serious for party political games. ”This statement can, however, be interpreted as a joke.
Because the term "dirty work" originally comes from the former CSU boss Horst Seehofer.
Söder had accused Söder of “character weaknesses” and a tendency to “dirty things” at a CSU Christmas party in 2021.
Candidate for chancellor at the Union: Bouffier and Kretschmer also want a quick decision
In addition to Hesse's Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU), the Saxon Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer (CDU) has also called for a decision on the candidacy for chancellor at the Union in the coming week.
He also expressed himself in this regard to
Bild am Sonntag
.
In his opinion, a decision must be made “next week”.
First report from April 10, 2021, 10:00 p.m.:
Berlin - The free choice of the Union's candidate for chancellor is getting closer.
The decision should be made between Easter and Pentecost.
Does CDU boss Armin Laschet * do it?
Or is it CSU boss Markus Söder?
The Union parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus (CDU) has already warned that the question should be resolved quickly.
Within the next two weeks.
The Greens have already set the date for the proclamation of their candidate for chancellorship: April 19th.
So the clock is ticking.
But recently there was bad air in the Union because of a rumor *.
On Sunday (April 11th, 2021) there will be a closed meeting of the Union parliamentary group in Berlin.
Brinkhaus has invited the two party leaders together with CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt.
The exam should start at ten o'clock.
The event is framed in the demand for a quick solution to the K-question.
Support for Markus Söder is growing within the Union parliamentary group, and CDU MPs are now also speaking out in favor of him.
And a recent survey shows a high level of approval for a candidate for Chancellor Söder * within the population.
Union summit in Berlin: K question is becoming more pressing - Söder, Laschet and Merkel at the closed conference
The real theme of the Union's closed meeting is: "How do we shape the future".
Both Laschet and Söder should make a statement in front of the parliamentary group leadership.
Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) will also take part in the deliberations.
Observers see the Union summit for the first time setting the course for resolving the K-question.
However, it is unlikely that an agreement could already be reached.
It is good practice to first discuss such major decisions with the top committees of both parties.
Brinkhaus and Dobrindt will speak to the press at the beginning of the exam at ten o'clock.
The final press conference will take place at 3 p.m.
According to
Agence France-Press,
Markus Söder and Armin Laschet will take part.
Whether the two Union politicians use their joint presence in Berlin for a confidential conversation about the K question has so far been unclear.
(aka / AFP) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.
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