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Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) has spoken out in favor of a consistent lockdown in the fight against the third corona wave.

The bridge of restrictions should be as short as possible, said Merkel, according to information from the German Press Agency of participants on Sunday in the meeting of the head of the Union faction in Berlin.

That is why we should now proceed consistently.

The aim is to combine opening steps with testing.

Over Easter, the CDU chairman and North Rhine-Westphalian Prime Minister Armin Laschet proposed a "bridge lockdown" that could bridge the time until the vaccination campaign against Corona takes effect more strongly than before.

According to this information, there was initially no discussion of the Union's candidate for chancellor during the deliberations.

Union parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus (CDU) had announced before the start of the deliberations that they wanted to talk to the Chancellor about the plans for a nationwide uniform regulation of the Infection Protection Act as well as about foreign policy.

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The appearances of the two possible chancellor candidates Laschet and CSU boss Markus Söder were expected with great excitement in the afternoon.

Both wanted to talk about "How do we shape the future" from 1 pm onwards.

The leaders of the CDU / CSU parliamentary group are urging a quick clarification of the Union's candidate for chancellor.

"We have a great interest in the whole thing going on quickly now," said parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus (CDU) before the start of a closed meeting.

"I think we are one step further tonight." CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt emphasized: "The time is ripe for us to make the decisions in the next two weeks."

"We would be happy if this decision was made quickly"

Laschet appears today together with Söder at a retreat of the Union faction.

There is also the question of who is better suited to defend the Chancellery for the Union.

At the beginning, Union parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus expressed himself.

Source: WORLD