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Berlin (dpa) - CSU boss Markus Söder justified his willingness to run for chancellor for the Union with the expectations of him.
“It wasn't my life plan to prepare for such a candidacy.
But the feedback and expectations of many people in Germany, including the surveys, do not play the absolutely decisive role, but they do play an important role, ”said the Bavarian Prime Minister on Sunday in the ARD program“ Report from Berlin ”.
There were also many in the CDU who asked him whether he was generally ready.
"And that's why I think it is now fair and appropriate to react like that," said Söder.
If a large majority wanted Söder to stand as a candidate, "it would also be a squeeze before responsibility" not to declare himself ready.
“You can only have a say if you are ready to take on responsibility.
I do."
Söder emphasized again that he would only run if the CDU supported it: “There will be no bending or breaking.
In the end, we don't want a broken union, but a closed union. "
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