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CSU General Secretary Markus Blume sees the candidate for chancellor from CDU leader Armin Laschet as the cause of the Union's low polls.

"The great disappointment with the outcome of the personnel decision is reflected in the surveys," said Blume of the "Augsburger Allgemeine" (Saturday edition).

"Many, not only in Bavaria, would have liked Markus Söder," said Blume, referring to the decision on the Union's candidate for chancellor. 

"Armin Laschet is now responsible for turning the polls," said Blume.

The Bavarian sister party should not be dragged down.

“As the CSU, we have to disconnect from the federal trend,” he emphasized.

The party relied fully on the Bavarian Prime Minister.

"The personal satisfaction with Markus Söder remains stable at a high level."

The Union had recently fallen behind the Greens as only the second strongest party in the ZDF Politbarometer and in the Deutschlandtrend on behalf of ARD and WELT.

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CDU General Secretary Paul Ziemiak called on the Union to remain united in view of the poor polls.

"Differences between the sister parties are normal and they have always existed, they are as old as our common party history," he told the "Augsburger Allgemeine".

"It is important that we stand together at the crucial moments." The aim is that after the federal election in September no government can be formed without leadership from the Union.

Blume: CSU would not become a junior partner of the Greens

The CSU excludes entry into a green-black coalition at the federal level.

“We are betting on victory and not playing on the pitch.

I would rule out a junior role for the Union in a future federal government, ”said CSU General Blume to“ Münchner Merkur ”(Saturday).

Blume was relieved that CDU Chancellor candidate Laschet decided to move to Berlin regardless of the outcome of the election.

“One thing is clear to us: Those who are on the list today will also go to Berlin.

A bit of faking - the voters won't accept that. ”It is correct that Armin Laschet made this clear.

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For his own party, Blume indicated that the head of the CSU in the Bundestag, Alexander Dobrindt, should head the list for the federal election.

"Alexander Dobrindt as the regional group chairman is certainly predestined - he would be our natural top candidate," said Blume of the newspaper.

The CSU general secretary also protested against the instructions of the CDU politician Friedrich Merz that the CSU had to score at least 40 percent in the federal election. “I admire Friedrich Merz's self-confidence,” he said. “I note with interest that it should be the CDU's new miracle weapon, like Kirchhoff and others in the past. I don't see any boost in the polls yet. "