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It's not his event.
But Markus Söder makes her his.
The CSU boss is actually only a guest at the Junge Union (JU) Germany Day.
Just like CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Minister of Education Anja Karliczek, Minister of Health Jens Spahn and Union parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus (all CDU).
But in contrast to them, Söder appeared in person, although the party youth meeting is only held digitally.
Admittedly, this is not a feat, because the JU used the studio in the CSU headquarters in Munich.
JU boss Tilman Kuban (l) welcomes Markus Söder, the chairman of the CSU
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But it is more important that Söder seems to have considered his messages more carefully than Kramp-Karrenbauer, for example.
She gives an unambitious speech and answers questions rather vaguely.
She also packs a lot of criticism of the youth organization in her words.
She also takes the JU boss Tilman Kuban the chance to make a strong demand.
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In the past few days, Kuban had repeatedly warned that the election for CDU chairman really had to take place in January.
Kramp-Karrenbauer says of his own accord: “We will decide in the federal executive committee meeting on December 14th that we will hold the party congress.” In what form it takes place, whether decentralized or digital or as a face-to-face event, she does not say.
The Noch-Boss writes once again in the JU's studbook to dedicate itself more to promoting women.
After all, it was called “Young Union, not Young Union”.
She criticizes the fact that there is still only one woman among three men among Kuban's representatives.
After all, the representation of women on the board has now increased to around 40 percent.
Kramp-Karrenbauer also makes it clear that she feels that the JU is too homogeneous.
"The claim that we as the CDU have as a whole, namely to be a people's party, to represent the breadth, to be a union for everyone, that must also be the claim of the Junge Union."
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The question of how it looks with vocational training, how it is in working life, could not only be a question that worries the young Christian-Democratic workforce.
This is an overt criticism of the JU, in which students and, among them, lawyers in particular, set the tone.
The JU is caught;
How much the criticism is true is even shown optically.
On the only table in the studio there are exactly four objects as decoration: a bust of Franz Josef Strauss - homage to the landlord - next to it a vase with scanty flowers, a light bulb and a red tome full of legal texts, the typical companion of law students.
Kramp-Karrenbauer does not speak to the hearts of the JUler - she speaks rather as the outgoing chairwoman.
Söder is completely different: He flatters the boy in an almost exaggerated way.
But well, he could still use her.
When it comes to election campaigns, the JU is a real bank
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No one who wants to become something in the Union can do without the support of the 100,000 JU members.
You are a real bank in election campaigns, especially in a federal election campaign.
So Söder calls the JU the “political pacemaker in Germany”.
It is "indispensable" for the CDU and CSU.
But that's not all.
He wants to work to ensure that the JU “gets good list places everywhere.
I'll propose that for Bayern. ”Another hit.
And in order to increase the contrast to Kramp-Karrenbauer again, in his remarks on the corona crisis he also expresses understanding for the frustration of young people in advance.
“Social distancing is really difficult for young people.
How schoolchildren, trainees and students cope with this situation is impressive. ”Now he should have all the JU hearts on his side.
Söder is dissatisfied with how the tightened corona measures are being implemented in the federal states.
He appeals to his colleagues to implement the hotspot strategy.
“If we don't do that, we won't get out of the endless loop.
We'll have to check exactly what the numbers will be in two weeks' time.
And also consider whether we still have to continue working in some areas. "
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Söder does not only stop at the current crisis management: In the coming year, the economy must be stimulated again.
Above all, he focuses on climate policy as an economic engine.
It invokes the spirit of a possible black-green alliance after the federal election.
"Just like Corona now, but much longer"
In his opinion, this coalition is favored by many.
“I believe that the majority of Germans would like the Union to continue to appoint the Chancellor.
At the moment, many believe that black-green is the perceived model for Germany. ”Söder also explains why.
“Because the topics that are still to come are even more diverse.
The topics will be: Can we reconnect economically after the crisis?
How do we deal with the challenge of climate? ”Climate will be a permanent challenge.
“Just like Corona now, but much longer.
And if we don't face it with more fundamental concepts, then it won't be enough.
We have to do more.
It will be a big topic for me.
We have to get the warp drive of the new ideas off the ground, ”says Star Trek fan Söder.
The decisive factor is "the mixture of ethically sound politics, the value of life, the value of the climate and the environment and then combined with the latest technology".
You have to “give new answers to the questions, not always the same ones from 20 or 30 years ago.
You don't become number one in Germany because you've already been or would like to be, ”says Söder.
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It is not clear whether he is referring to the candidate for the CDU chairmanship, Friedrich Merz, who was once the parliamentary group leader of the Union, or whether he means the whole party.
But Söder clearly warns the future new chairman to immediately lay claim to the candidacy for chancellor: “Don't say in advance who will be this or that, you will be a common candidate.
It must be decided together. "
In an internal vote, the JU selected Merz as chairman of the CDU with 51 percent in front of foreign policy-maker Norbert Röttgen and North Rhine-Westphalia's Prime Minister Armin Laschet.
However, only about a fifth of the members took part.
“I would have been interested in who the other 80 percent would have voted,” says Söder.
It's just a tiny bit.
Because he closes his speech with flattery.
“We would have chosen Tilman, and we would choose him again,” he says.
The youth are afraid of debt
JU boss Kuban reciprocates: “We need strong personalities like you at the federal level.
You are doing Bavaria well, but also Germany. ”In the smoothly running, purely digital board election, Kuban was confirmed with 83.8 percent for another two years.
A role model for the federal CDU.
Kuban previously shot at the Greens in his application speech.
He accused them of “a disturbed relationship to the rule of law and to science”, dubbed the chairmen of the party, alluding to two of their statements, as “Kobold-Baerbock and Commuter flat-rate Habeck”.
In dramatic words he painted the scenario of a red-red-green federal government on the wall.
How much pressure does the Junge Union put on the mother party?
The Junge Union comes together for its digital annual meeting.
Among other things, JU boss Tilman Kuban is standing for re-election.
But the topic will also be learning and working in the digital age.
Follow the debates live here.
Source: WORLD
Söder only hinted that it could be enough for this alliance.
After Kuban's speech and after many questions from delegates during the day, it is clear that the immense debts that arise in the Corona crisis are what worried the youth of the party most.
She fears that all this will weigh on her shoulders and weigh down the future.
If you want to become a candidate for Chancellor, you should listen carefully: Those who underestimate this topic will certainly lose their JU hearts again quickly - or not win them at all.
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