Bavarian CSU leader Markus Söder signaled tough political battles with Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Die Linke party at the start of the party conference. He declared that the very existence of traditional people's parties is at stake and that the situation for the conservative CDU/CSU Union is serious. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Söder called on his party to stand against both political extremes. According to him, AfD represents competition from the right, while Die Linke threatens the Union's positions from the left. At the same time, CSU is trying to emphasize the difference between itself and the social democratic, green and left-wing parties. Tagesschau ↗
The CSU chairman also warned of a loss of trust in government policy in the event of further state indebtedness. He pointed out that if the government were to fail over the next two years, the Union could have difficulty responding convincingly to AfD's growing support. Welt ↗
Söder also demanded the maintenance of a political barrier against cooperation with the SPD, Greens and Die Linke bloc in Berlin. He rejected such an alliance as a possible direction for the Union.
His statement suggests that CSU wants to mobilize its own voters ahead of upcoming political decisions and clearly distance itself from both AfD and left-wing parties. Further developments will depend on the government's ability to maintain credibility and on whether the Union can limit the growth in support for its political rivals on both sides of the spectrum.
Söder announces tough fight against AfD and Die Linke party
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„Scheitert diese Regierung in den nächsten zwei Jahren – was soll man dann einer AfD noch sagen?“
Welt
| 16:57 23.10.
CSU-Parteitag - Söder: "Es geht jetzt um die Existenz der Volksparteien"
Deutschlandfunk
| 21:16 23.10.
CSU-Parteitag: Söder fordert Kampf gegen AfD und Linke
Tagesschau
| 20:10 23.10.
„Dass AfD und Linke es wirklich besser machen, glaubt doch kein Mensch“
Welt
| 17:00 23.10.
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