The CSU Chairman Markus Söder sees the Union, despite the failed vote on migration policy in the Bundestag on Friday, “as united and resolute as in many years not”. According to the “Handelsblatt”, the Bavarian Minister President stated that he fully stands behind the tougher migration course of Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz, as the population expects a change of direction. “Anything else would only strengthen the radical forces” he said.
The Union’s motions in the Bundestag on Wednesday, which only had a majority with the AfD, he sees as a “battle cry” against the right-wing extremist party. Cooperation will not be given, the AfD is “the system’s opponent”. On the criticism of former Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU), Söder said: “Angela Merkel has expressed herself as a person. She does not speak for the CSU.