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Press conference two days after the election: After the first meeting of the new CSU regional group, CSU chairman Markus Söder admitted that the Union had lost.
Markus Söder, CSU chairman:
»Exciting days for Germany, difficult times for the Union, ladies and gentlemen. It just has to be said once again that it was a heavy defeat on Sunday. "
Markus Söder places several clear points against the Union chancellor candidate Armin Laschet in his statement.
Markus Söder, CSU chairman:
“That's why it's also important to respect an election result. For me, this also means, in terms of style, that I should like to congratulate Olaf Scholz again at this point, because that has hardly happened so far, on having received the most votes in Germany Do CSU. "
“From this election result, which clearly requires second place, no government mandate can really be morally legitimized. But the responsibility remains. We have to show our attitude now. "
“But I would put it that way, first of all, it is now the SPD who has the votes ahead, it is the turn of the train. And if that doesn't work, we are ready to talk to you. Because Germany must be capable of governing and must remain capable of governing. For our country, for the people, but also in the middle of Europe, we have an international binding and responsibility function. But conversely, we simply have to accept the election result. "
"Olaf Scholz has the best chances of becoming Chancellor at the moment, clearly."