Before the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the SPD chairman made a clear statement about the Union.
She has allegations about the attitude towards the AfD.
Halle (Saale) - For the SPD federal chairwoman Saskia Esken, the CDU is "in the federal government without orientation, without any compass".
The politician currently sees no basis for further cooperation with the previous coalition partner Union.
The Social Democrats were aiming for a “progressive government” with their candidate for Chancellor Olaf Scholz * in the federal government, Esken told MDR Aktuell on Saturday.
"That clearly means without the CDU," said the chairwoman.
In the CDU, "important directional decisions are pending that have not yet been passed," said Esken.
She accused the CDU of not having sufficiently clarified its position on the AfD.
SPD federal chairman Saskia Esken: No to Union and swipe at Markus Söder in Bavaria
The SPD chairwoman admitted that the achievements of the SPD in the coalitions at the state and federal level had become too little visible.
"That is the phenomenon of co-government, the so-called junior partner, that we experience again and again." Therefore, it must be emphasized more clearly that it "makes a difference when the SPD co-governs."
When asked about an interview with Markus Söder, Saskia Esken also found clear words. “Markus Söder has just said that governing with the Greens is basically okay, but not as a junior partner, that would ruin the Union in the long term. Why is Markus Söder smarter than you, ”the journalist wants to know. The SPD chairman firmly rejects this subtlety - and reminds the Laschet challenger of his place in Bavaria. “Markus Söder has to make these decisions for himself and for Bavaria, as far as I know, he is neither CDU chairman nor candidate for chancellor. Every now and then he reports concerns from Bavaria, out of Munich in the direction of Berlin, but in fact he is not the determining force there.
(AFP / aka) * Merkur.de is an offer from IPPEN.MEDIA.
