Shortly before the general election, Markus Blume expects a close result.
In the event of a bad election result for the Union, he calls for consequences.
Berlin - CSU General Secretary Markus Blume became clear shortly before the federal election.
In current surveys, the Union is still behind the SPD.
There are only a few days left until the vote.
In the event of a poor election result for the Union on Sunday, Blume called for a renewal process for the sister parties.
The flower announced on Wednesday in the program "Frühstart" on RTL and ntv.
"The necessary knowledge and innovations must be taken into account," said the politician.
"We as the CSU have already done this in the past - and I think it is necessary all over again."
“The blink of an eye”: CSU General Secretary Blume calls for “renewal” if the election is defeated
In the election on Sunday, Blume expects a "blink of an eye" final.
The survey figures show that “it will be a close race”.
He emphasized that after the federal election only the first place would have a clear government mandate.
The Union therefore has no other goal than to win the election.
"In the end, we are all about first place - we want to win the Chancellery," said the CSU General Secretary.
When asked whether the Union would also go into a coalition as a junior partner, he said: "We play for victory and not for space."
Bundestag election on Sunday: CSU wants to analyze low approval ratings in detail
Because the Union is still behind the SPD in the polls, there is speculation as to whether Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet (CDU) could also form a government if the CDU / CSU should actually end up behind the Social Democrats with their candidate Olaf Scholz.
The current polls or even an election result of 20 percent plus X should not satisfy the Union, said Blume.
After the election, it must therefore be analyzed exactly how the low approval ratings came about.
To be a people's party is not a gift from heaven.
(AFP / dpa / aka)