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Olaf Scholz
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SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz denies his competitors Armin Laschet (CDU) and Annalena Baerbock (Greens) the necessary suitability for the Chancellery. »Germany is one of the largest and most successful industrial countries in the world. It should be run by someone who has experience in governing, who not only wants to govern, but can actually do it, ”said Scholz in the“ Bild am Sonntag ”. “I am the candidate for chancellor who has the necessary experience and knowledge for this task. That's what sets me apart from my competitors. "
From the Union Chancellor candidate and NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU), Scholz demands a decision between federal and state politics: “Laschet should clearly state whether he dares to go into the Bundestag election campaign without a secure return ticket.
It's about the most important office in the country.
It doesn't get lukewarm. «Scholz recalled that the former Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen, as the CDU top candidate, lost the state elections in North Rhine-Westphalia because he only wanted to move to Düsseldorf as the winner.
"This attitude is obviously contagious."
Scholz is optimistic despite poor poll numbers
Despite the poor poll results for the SPD, Scholz continues to rate his own chances for the Chancellery as good: "The SPD can become so strong that I will be the next Chancellor," said Scholz, saying the race was completely open.
»The Union will no longer recover from the collapse in its polls and will achieve a result well below 30 percent in the federal elections.
This clears the way for a government without the CDU / CSU. ”The current movements in the polls have made his goal of becoming chancellor“ even more likely because the gaps between the parties have narrowed ”.
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The 40-year-old Baerbock was nominated as candidate for Chancellor for the Greens last week, so far she has no government experience.
The Union wants to compete with Laschet.
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