Söder clearly ahead of Laschet in polls

According to Deutschlandtrend, 44 percent of Germans think Markus Söder is more suitable as chancellor than CDU chairman Armin Laschet. In the CDU/CSU, the figure is as high as 72 percent. April 16, 2021, 8:24 amSource: ZEIT ONLINE, dpa, In the decision phase for a candidate for chancellor of the CDU/CSU, CSU leader Markus Söder is clearly ahead of CDU leader Armin Laschet, according to a poll. Currently, 44 percent of German citizens and 72 percent of Union supporters consider the Bavarian premier the more suitable candidate to lead the Union parties into the Bundestag elections, according to the Deutschlandtrend surveyed for ARD by the infratest dimap election research institute. According to the survey, only 15 percent of Germans and 17 percent of CDU/CSU supporters see Laschet, the prime minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, as the more suitable candidate. The Union's candidate for chancellor: Taming the Shrew A survey by the Insa polling institute for the Bild newspaper also shows that the CDU/CSU can expect 27 percent of the vote for Laschet as its candidate for chancellor in the September elections, compared with 38 percent for Söder. Previously, several CDU/CSU politicians had stressed that polls alone could not be relied upon. Daniel Günther, Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, told Der Spiegel that an anxious look at current poll figures was not sufficient for a decision of this magnitude. Decision expected soon "The presidium and federal executive committee of the CDU, with all the state associations and unions, came out clearly in favor of Armin Laschet last Monday," Günther said. Söder had previously made it clear that he would support the CDU leader's candidacy without rancor in this case. He said he had no doubt that the word of a CSU leader was valid. Slowly, however, it was time to keep this clear promise. Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn reiterated his support for Laschet. As chairman of the CDU, Laschet is the natural candidate for the CDU/CSU, Spahn, who is also a member of the CDU presidium, told Deutschlandfunk radio. "We elected him as our chairman in January. And everyone who voted for him then knew that he was also nominating the CDU's candidate for chancellor." In this respect, he said, he was surprised that some were now saying that they first had to hear what the CDU wanted. "What the CDU wants, it has decided with Armin Laschet's election as chairman," Spahn said. He added that the party's elected leadership bodies had recently also unanimously reaffirmed that. Laschet and Söder had announced that they would announce a decision on their candidacy for chancellor this week. There was initially no information about an exact date or a format in which such a decision would be made and announced. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)