CSU boss
Söder wants to do it like Strauß and compete again in Bavaria in 2028
In 2018, Söder wanted to limit the term of the Bavarian Prime Minister to ten years. His plan did not find a majority in the state parliament. Now that seems to fit into his career plan.
CSU boss Markus Söder plans to compete in the next state election in Bavaria 2028 for a new term as prime minister.
“Franz Josef Strauß once said: At the top of my successors, I myself have the top priority,” the acting head of government told “Munich Mercury” (Wednesday). If the voters and his party wanted it, “I will also be ready in 2028,” added the 58-year-old CSU chairman. Strauss had remained Prime Minister until his death in 1988.
In 2018 Söder had campaigned for ten years to limit the office periods for Bavarian Prime Minister. “What you can’t do in ten years is no longer possible later,” he said at the time.
As early as 2023, Söder indicated interest in a third term in office
However, after the opposition in the state parliament had refused to vote for this in the necessary amendment to the constitution, the plan failed. She accused Söder of wanting to change the constitution for purely election tactical reasons.
Söder’s interest in another term is not completely new. Already two years ago, in January 2023, he had indicated that he could imagine the office of prime minister beyond 2028. In the event of an election victory, he could then rule until 2033.
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Söder rejected rumors that he could want to become Federal President in 2027. “Honestly: The best moment in Berlin is every time to leave the city towards Bavaria,” he told the “Munich Mercury”.
The position of Federal President is “certainly very important, but not for me,” added Söder. “I like to be a prime minister and party leader and thus shape active politics.”
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Söders CSU is currently ruling in a coalition with the free voters and can rely on a stable majority. According to the situation, he does not have to fear a deselection.
Even if the absolute majority of the CSU votes in the state parliament in the past two elections were not available, many still dream of the goal in the party. Alternatively, the CSU is always the strongest political force at all, but several coalition partners are always available.
Just a few weeks ago, rumors came to an alliance with the SPD, after the free voters did not want to take the path required by the CSU in a vote on the reform of the debt brake in the Federal Council. In the end, however, the party around Hubert Aiwanger bended and voted despite the initial criticism for loosening in the debt rules.
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