Markus Söder doesn’t leave Armin Laschet good.
Every second German thinks Söder's dealings with the failed candidate for chancellor of the Union are not fair.
Berlin - Armin Laschet made many mistakes in the election campaign and ensured the CDU / CSU's worst result in a federal election.
However, from the point of view of many German citizens, the public dismantling of Laschet does not have to be: Every second German does not find Markus Söder's dealings fair.
This is the result of a survey by the opinion research institute Civey on behalf of the
Augsburger Allgemeine
.
Public dismantling of Laschet: Half of those questioned think Söder is unfair
For a long time, the question in the Union was who would have a better chance of being chancellor: Armin Laschet or Markus Söder?
In the end, the choice fell on Laschet, but Markus Söder's poking never really stopped.
Although the CSU boss promised to support Laschet in the election campaign, it was not really credible.
This is not well received by the population: According to a Civey survey, only 36 percent of those questioned think that Markus Söder behaved correctly.
One in two (48 percent), on the other hand, considers Söder's dealings with Armin Laschet to be unfair.
The Bavarian Prime Minister is a little more popular in his home country: 43 percent of them rate his behavior as positive, 41 percent see it as negative.
Laschet's failure does not automatically mean Söder's rise
But Armin Laschet's failure does not necessarily mean Markus Söder's victory: 44 percent of those questioned believe that Söder will now take on the decisive leadership role in the Union, 43 percent disagree.
No clear result.
The party colleague Peter Neumann sees the blame for the bad performance of the Union in the federal election not only in Laschet.
He blames Markus Söder's behavior for the disappointing result.
Söder had Laschet "undermined every other day," said the CDU politician to the
Augsburger Allgemeine
.
Ole von Beust (CDU) also said: "In the final phase [Armin Laschet] could do what he wanted, it was always wrong."