Markus Söder accuses SPD man Olaf Scholz of imitating Angela Merkel.
Immediately before the federal election in 2021, the CSU boss himself is noticeably looking for proximity to the Chancellor.
Munich / Berlin - They did not expect this nasty overtaking maneuver at the CDU and CSU union before the federal election in 2021.
SPD man Olaf Scholz simply passed the two sister parties and their (allegedly common) candidate for Chancellor Armin Laschet (CDU) in the polls on the polls.
From the left, of course.
Because of Angela Merkel: CSU boss Markus attacked SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz
It was only after a long time that the party headquarters in Berlin and Munich realized that the former mayor of Hamburg could actually send the Conservatives and his Social Democrats into the opposition - after 16 years, Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
What to do?
Attack Scholz.
Publicly showering him with accusations, was apparently one answer.
CumEx, Wirecard, G20 summit - that's how Laschet intoned a triad when it came to (the almost innumerable) TV trialles to stand up to the sober, objective adversary.
Somehow.
It's a kind of inheritance sneaking.
Markus Söder on Olaf Scholz
CSU boss Markus Söder chose a different path: he imagined an SPD wolf (Scholz) in CDU sheep's clothing (Merkel).
It is strange that Scholz is
portraying
himself as Merkel's successor, although this “of course is not true,” said the 54-year-old
Franconian
in the
ARD
summer interview
at the end of August
: “It's kind of a kind of inheritance sneaking.” Scholz finally got into one Interview explains that he could envision an alliance with the left.
And then this provocation: Scholz had himself
photographed
for
SZ Magazin
with his hands folded into a diamond - Merkel's trademark, as is well known.
What an imitation it whispered from the Bavarian State Chancellery between Prinzregentenstrasse and Odeonsplatz in Munich.
Federal election 2021: CDU and CSU hand out against Olaf Scholz - because of Angela Merkel
The CDU's federal policy promptly joined the Bavarian murmur. Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn described Scholz's good federal election polls as “a bit of inheritance stealth”. Even more: Spahn also made the diamond at the event “One hour of TIME with Jens Spahn” in Hamburg and explained: “Your former mayor is standing there pretending to be Merkel in male, but that doesn't affect politics. which is in his program ”.
So is Olaf Scholz copying the Merkel style, which - as passed down by numerous surveys - is well received by large parts of the population?
And did the steadfast Markus Söder really unmask him?
Immediately before the federal election in 2021, however, it is noticeable that the Bavarian Prime Minister of all people is seeking proximity to the outgoing Chancellor.
First, Söder defended the 67-year-old Merkel in a robust Franconian way against criticism from South Baden by Wolfgang Schäuble.
The President of the Bundestag had recently indicated that Merkel would have better not only given up the party chairmanship in 2018 - but also her office in the Chancellery on the Spree.
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"Everyone should carefully consider what his contribution may be or what his contribution was to provide a common success," Söder to loud
dpa
have said on a CSU board meeting on CDU veteran Wolfgang Schäuble.
Now that after September 26, Merkel will only manage the business of the federal government on a provisional basis until a new coalition is found for Germany after the federal election, the massive Franconian is apparently downright sentimental - and presents himself as the intimate of the chancellor.
Even though there was a huge crunch between the CSU and CDU at the beginning of Söder's tenure in Bavaria.
Markus Söder: CSU boss speaks emotionally about working with Angela Merkel in the corona pandemic
“Especially in the difficult hours, she also sent me encouraging personal text messages from time to time.
These “Merkel Psalms” were extremely helpful.
I really appreciated that, "said Söder of the
Munich evening newspaper
about the cooperation with the Federal Chancellor in the coronavirus pandemic.
And he announced: “I will certainly get one or two pieces of advice from her in the future.” But be careful: imitation is prohibited!
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