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Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder
Photo: Michael Bihlmayer / Bihlmayerfotografie / IMAGO
Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU) made a name for himself on Easter Sunday with a bizarre video. In a 35-second sequence posted on Instagram and X (formerly Twitter), he praised an oversized chocolate Easter egg bearing his own face.
»Hi, it's Easter. I didn't find a sweater for Easter, but I did find a super Easter egg, a mega Easter egg made of chocolate. It smells wonderful," said the CSU leader, who likes to wear a reindeer sweater at Christmas. As he said this, an animated white rabbit hopped across the screen.
"What's particularly successful is that it's been given a very interesting painting," said Söder, turning the egg over and showing that he himself can be seen in the portrait on it, with the words "Happy Easter" underneath.
»If you like it and find it interesting, then comment on it and we'll give it away in the comments. It'll be super fresh in a few days and everyone who likes it can get it. Happy Easter and – my super Easter egg,” he said, earning some incredulous comments: “Why are you doing something like that Markus?” someone wrote.
When asked on Sunday, a CSU spokesman said it was actually a raffle campaign and not an April Fool's joke.
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