Armin Laschet let it be known that Markus Söder's taunts in the federal election campaign annoyed him - the CSU boss countered.
Munich - Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet recently made it public how much he was annoyed by Markus Söder's taunts during the election campaign.
But the CSU boss is convinced that he has prevented even worse.
Söder-swipe at Laschet: "Anyone who complains endlessly does not get a future"
Bavaria's Prime Minister Söder has rejected joint responsibility for the Union's severe electoral defeat and criticized CDU chairman Armin Laschet's criticism of himself as tearful.
"Anyone who complains endlessly has no future," said Söder in the
Steingarts Morning Briefing
podcast
when asked about Laschet's criticism of his taunts.
Prevented worse?
Söder comments on the federal election
Söder referred to the CSU campaign in the last few weeks before the federal election. "If we hadn't tried to throw the lifebuoy at the end, namely the clear reference to this left-wing coalition, the result would have been even more difficult." Leading CSU politicians had warned a red-red-green alliance more and more loudly in the final phase of the election campaign.
The CDU was not in agreement on the leadership issue, criticized Söder. During the election campaign, he was concerned about how individual protagonists in the CDU would have talked about Chancellor Angela Merkel. "The fact that the CDU elected two party leaders with five applications within two years probably did not give the impression of total unity."
(The coalition poker is on - you can find out how it will continue in our politics newsletter.)
Who will be the CDU chairman?
Söder has "no favorite"
But Söder himself does not want to look back and forget the conflicts between the CDU and CSU, he assured.
"We have to come together now and get in touch." When looking for a new CDU chairman, he would not give the sister party any advice.
“I don't have a favorite.” When asked, he emphasized that he would “of course” work well with Friedrich Merz.
(came / dpa)