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Munich (dpa) - On the question of the Union's candidacy for chancellor, the former CSU leader Edmund Stoiber calls for an amicable agreement between the sister parties - just as he did when he ran for the federal election almost twenty years ago.
At breakfast in Wolfratshausen in January 2002, the then CDU chairman Angela Merkel had left the former CSU boss Stoiber to run for chancellor.
With a view to the possible union candidates today, the CDU chairman Armin Laschet and CSU boss Markus Söder, Stoiber told the "Münchner Merkur" (Saturday edition): "It doesn't have to be breakfast."
And at the same time emphasized: “But I advocate an amicable solution.
Alternatively, the parliamentary group would have to decide what would be more confrontational. "
Söder was once Stoiber's general secretary.
In the interview, however, he avoided making a statement for Söder.
"Both have what it takes to be Chancellor."
He said of Laschet: "He succeeded in uniting the CDU."
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Stoiber is watching the polls of the Union with concern.
"The vaccination situation has the greatest influence on the surveys," said Stoiber.
"Because we are currently struggling with a loss of confidence, both party leaders have to work closely together."
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