Who will be the Union's candidate for chancellor?
Markus Söder or Armin Laschet?
The decision on this question will probably be made this week.
Update from Tuesday, April 13th, 2021, 10:30 a.m.:
The race for the
candidacy
for chancellor in the Union continues.
While CDU party leader Armin Laschet was campaigning for “fair cooperation”, CSU chairman Markus Söder went on the offensive again on Monday evening (April 12th, 2021).
As the "Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung" reports, Söder sees the danger that earlier safe black constituencies could be taken over by the Greens, SPD and AfD.
Söder demanded that the decision on the top candidate should be made dependent on more than just the decision of the party committees.
Too much depends on this choice, he told Bavarian television.
And made it clear that the real catastrophe of this election was not a decision against Laschet as candidate for chancellor, but a threatened, huge electoral defeat of the Union, which could shape the political situation "for years".
K question in the CDU: Only twelve percent want Laschet as a candidate for chancellor
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If it is in the opinion of the citizens, Markus Söder's chances of running for chancellor have increased: Only twelve percent of German citizens want CDU boss Armin Laschet as the Union's candidate for chancellor.
This was the result of a survey published on Monday by the Yougov Institute on behalf of the Düsseldorf “Handelsblatt”.
CSU boss Markus Söder performed significantly better with an approval rating of 46 percent of those surveyed.
According to the survey, according to the "Handelsblatt", 29 percent of those questioned wanted a candidate other than Laschet or Söder for the Union's candidacy for chancellor.
13 percent of those surveyed did not want to comment.
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Markus Söder stated on Sunday that he would generally be ready for a candidate for chancellor.
The CSU politician named the support of the CDU as a condition.
(Archive photo)
© Michael Kappeler / dpa
Yougov interviewed 575 citizens this Monday via an online panel.
The margin of error was given as plus / minus 1.8 percentage points for a share value of five percent and plus / minus 4.2 percentage points for a share value of 50 percent.
Söder and Laschet as candidate for chancellor: Union in stalemate
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The Union's situation now resembles a stalemate.
The CDU presidium recommended Armin Laschet and the CSU presidium recommended Markus Söder.
Söder would like to listen to the CDU / CSU parliamentary group on Tuesday.
In the press conference he emphasized that in addition to the assessments of the presidia, the mood at the grassroots level was also decisive.
In the run-up to his statement, it was expected that Söder would withdraw his candidacy after Laschet's appearance at noon.
In this sense he had expressed himself on Sunday.
On the sidelines of the union conference, Söder said that he would not insist on his candidacy if the CDU clearly supported Armin Laschet.
This is exactly how the CDU presidium positioned itself at noon.
Söder did not use this back door in the evening, but emphasized that in the course of the week - through discussions - the decision on the K question would be made.
Söder at press conference: K-question is not a "rush" decision
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The press conference is over.
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In the background "busy SMS" were written, so Söder.
There is mutual respect and one is interested in a common result, Söder emphasizes repeatedly.
In addition, in the end the “will of the voters” is decisive, not what opinion prevails in the presidia of the CDU and CSU.
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The decision as to who will be the Union’s candidate for chancellor cannot be decided in the hop-or-top ”or“ quick jerk ”process.
It is quite logical that both praesidia supported their candidate on Monday, said Söder.
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Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder at a press conference.
(Archive photo)
© Frank Hoermann / Sven Simon / Imago Images
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He will certainly call Armin Laschet in the evening, so Söder.
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When asked why he was not withdrawing his candidacy for chancellor - as announced, following a CDU recommendation by Laschet - Söder says: "I have always referred to a 'broad majority'." With this, Söder refers to votes the basis, who have apparently spoken out in favor of the Bavarian Prime Minister.
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Chancellor candidate of the Union: Markus Söder gives details
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"I
really
appreciate Armin Laschet," says Söder.
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According to Söder, a survey of the members on the question of the candidate for chancellor is not “timely” - and therefore not an adequate means.
Regardless of this, the Union is striving for a result that both parties - CDU and CSU - support, said the Bavarian Prime Minister.
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Söder emphasizes that he and Laschet had a "very good conversation" at the weekend.
One is not in a situation like "Kohl and Strauss", one wants to lead the election campaign together.
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At the beginning, the Bavarian Prime Minister tries to focus directly on the upcoming federal election and the importance for the Union.
Personal interests are not decisive: "The Union has not yet fallen so quickly in the polls in the favor of voters," emphasizes Söder.
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Now Markus Söder speaks.
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There is now a recommendation for Laschet and a recommendation for Söder.
In addition, there is a clear recommendation from the population, said Blume.
The CSU general secretary alludes to a survey by "ntv / RTL" that Söder clearly sees before Laschet as the Union's candidate for chancellor.
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"Today is not the day of the decision," begins Markus Blume.
The CSU Presidium, however, “unanimously” backed Markus Söder.
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The press conference begins.
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The press conference with Markus Söder should start in a few minutes.
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After the CDU committees, the CSU Presidium got together on Monday (April 12th, 2021) for deliberations on the Union's candidacy for chancellor.
In addition to the CDU chairman Armin Laschet, CSU boss Markus Söder also declared his willingness to run as a candidate for chancellor for the CDU and CSU on Sunday.
Contrary to what was initially announced, Söder himself now wants to take part in the subsequent press conference, as the CSU announced.
According to the CDU General Secretary Paul Ziemiak, Laschet has received broad support from the CDU bodies.
"The opinion in the presidium as well as in the federal board is clear," said Ziemiak.
Laschet said that he would seek a conversation with Söder today: “One thing was evident in our committees today: everyone wants a quick decision.
All the facts are on the table. "
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Markus Blume should appear in front of the press in 15 minutes.
According to information from the "Bayerischer Rundfunk", Söder is said to have warned in the CSU deliberations against a "rush-hour procedure" on the question of a candidate for chancellor
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Instead of at the press conference, Söder will apparently be seen on TV on Monday evening.
He wants to appear on the "Bayerischer Rundfunk" at around 7 p.m., it says in advance.
After Laschet appearance: Söder does not want to withdraw
As the news agency "AFP" reports, Söder does not want to withdraw his own candidacy prematurely, despite the clear support of the CDU for Armin Laschet's candidacy for chancellor.
Söder did not want a decision this Monday, he said in the CSU presidium.
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Söder himself will not take part in the press conference after the deliberations of the CSU presidium.
Instead, Markus Blume, CSU General Secretary, should take the floor.
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The decision on the Union's
candidacy
for chancellor should not be made until the end of the week, according to the will of CSU boss Markus Söder.
It is not yet the day of the decision, rather one will sit down at the end of the week, said Söder on Monday according to participants in a switch of the CSU presidium.
And he will also ask that not only two people sit down, but that other representatives from both parties are present.
Initial report from Monday, April 12th, 2021, 3:45 p.m .:
Munich - Markus Söder * wants to comment on a possible candidate for chancellor for the federal election *
on Monday afternoon
.
At a press conference that is to take place after the deliberations of the CSU presidium, he wants to give details.
At noon, Armin Laschet *, Söder's competitor in the duel on the K question in the Union, had already spoken at a press conference. * Before that, Laschet was supported by the CDU Presidium.
In addition, greats of the Union like Wolfgang Schäuble expressed themselves positively in the direction of the North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister.
Nevertheless, Laschet avoided positioning himself as the Union's candidate for chancellor.
Instead, he repeatedly pointed out that the CSU was an independent party and that one had to wait for the results of its deliberations.
A conversation between Laschet and Söder is to take place on Monday evening, in which the further strategy in the Union is to be discussed.
This, in turn, is heavily dependent on how the Bavarian Prime Minister expresses himself at the press conference from 4.30 p.m.
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