Long, the mood between the CDU and the CSU was cloudy. Just in time for the election campaign, it should cheer up. On the CSU meeting in Bavaria is no longer Bouncing in the direction of the sister party. By Kay-Alexander Scholz, The Monastery Of Banz.
Dramatic of the Christian social start into the hot Phase of the election campaign could hardly be: clouds towered ominously over the monastery of Banz, atmospheric disturbances erupted, heavy rain pelted down. And the moments just before CSU chief Horst Seehofer entered there in front of the press.
So there was real thunder and not, as so often in the past few years, artificial due to the atmospheric disturbances between the Bavarian CSU and the big sister of the CDU. In the middle of the now-ending four-year term of government, the refugee crisis in 2015, had strained the relationship of the two parties to the arg. To had beginning of the year, Seehofer of the CDU threatened-Chairman of Angela Merkel, the party Alliance in the Federal government to terminate. Should not profess the Christian Democrats to form a Refugee ceiling. The Federal Republic of so, per year, to a maximum of 200,000 people into the country, fleeing from Wars in their home country.
CSU Chairman Seehofer and country Manager Hasselfeldt: “It all has to fit”
Now it has calmed down the situation, fewer refugees come to Germany, the upper limit will probably be met quasi-automatically. If you want to so in terms of Union agreement is a lucky coincidence. Although Seehofer sees it differently. The new harmony tries to sell it as its own political success: “It all fit since the beginning of the year,” said Seehofer at a press conference in Kloster Banz, while he leaned over to national group boss Gerda Hasselfeldt, who was in the last six years, his Deputy in the Bundestag and the local CSU-force to hold them together. Because the CDU was back on track, and smiled, Seehofer was happy to hear because of the CSU and the pressure from Bayern, between the lines.
No more fighting to be the upper limit for refugees
Hasselfeldt is a hostess at Banz monastery, where the CSU Bundestag deputies hold two-day long exam. The century-old former Benedictine monastery is situated in Northern Bavaria, not far from Bayreuth. There, where in two weeks the famous Wagner festival will begin, with German Chancellor Angela Merkel to initiate your summer holiday.
Such meetings to be staged by the CSU always the media to also Germany far in the news, and not only in the region in the homeland of Bavaria. This year’s Meeting promised to be so exciting, because – as I said – the upper limits of the armed force at the latest since the adoption of the common electoral programme a few days ago as pacified. But now, the riots at the G20-summit in Hamburg, which made headlines around the world.
“Left Rotten Kids”
The Christian social, the toughest Law-and-Order representative of the current parties in the Bundestag are already. In the time before the AfD, you were right. Hamburg is the CSU a steep template. “Left rotten kids, left the Mob, left-hand Spinner”, rumbled for example, Alexander Dobrindt, the Cabinet table sits as the Minister of transport for the CSU’s. With the decades-long toleration of the right of free rooms in Hamburg must now be brought to an end – he probably meant the alternative Schanzenviertel district.
Other CSU grandees, the G20 was gleaning hearty: “links violence, scuttle, wreck, Bambule, anarchy, and serious damage to the democracy,” scolded CSU Secretary-General Andreas Scheuer. “Extreme left-wing violence could have in Germany, no place and must be followed”, said Hasselfeldt a little milder.
CSU General Secretary Scheuer: “rampage, Bambule, anarchy”
Party leader Horst Seehofer called on three political claims: The police need more powers and better equipment. All parties would have to explain to the police in solidarity. And there is a need for a serious political and legal analysis in the fight against left-wing extremism, like the right-wing extremism.
The issue of left – and right-wing extremism to be discussed in Germany, always controversial. The parties to the various wings before throwing each other to downplay one or the other to increase too much. So, it could be a “good” campaign theme.
On Monday evening, the Chancellor of the CSU is expected to retreat in the monastery of Banz. The common presence of Merkel and Seehofer to indicate Unity. Because that is good to the voters. The polls of the last months, the CDU/CSU hoped. A victory in the General election is likely to be. Unless other severe weather.