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Andreas Scheuer
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The former Federal Minister of Transport, Andreas Scheuer, has now also intervened in the dispute over the introduction of compulsory vaccinations in Germany.
The CSU politician calls on Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to put the vote of confidence in the Bundestag.
When it comes to compulsory vaccination, the government "does not have to put a question of conscience to the vote, but has to submit a draft law," said Scheuer at "Bild Live".
Even now, Scholz's requirement to introduce mandatory vaccination by March "can no longer be adhered to in terms of time alone."
Therefore it is "a question of character to ask the vote of confidence now to ensure a majority in this coalition" and to enforce the vaccination obligation.
The compulsory vaccination is "such a far-reaching decision that you can not mess around".
The government must document "that this federal government is also setting up its own majority in parliament." It is "too little and not adapted to the scope of the matter" to only have "orientation debates" in parliament.
Scheuer was Federal Minister of Transport in Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet from 2018 to 2021. Diesel scandal, car toll, e-mail affair - hardly any minister in the Merkel government has been asked to resign as often as he is. According to the SPIEGEL government monitor, the most unpopular minister in Germany won the direct mandate again in the recent federal election in his constituency of Passau, despite heavy losses.
Obviously, the placement didn't damage his self-confidence.
He criticized the coalition for its government policy: after just a few weeks in office, "the traffic light was a light organ" that was "not following a strict policy".
As examples, he cited the various positions in the FDP, for example, on vaccination registers and mandatory vaccinations, the different attitudes of the SPD and the Greens to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
