Chancellor candidate: Guttenberg does not consider Söder and AKK capable – this is his favorite

• The former federal minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (CSU) considers Friedrich Merz the most suitable candidate for chancellor in the Union.
• Guttenberg holds him for the “more convincing alternative” AKK and Markus Söder,
• He sees an advantage in the fact that “he has not only spent the past few decades in the political circus”.

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Kreuth – Ex-Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (CSU) Markus Söder does not see as a possible candidate for chancellor of the Union. He wishes Friedrich Merz (CDU), “For me, the only Union politician left is Friedrich Merz, whom I consider to be quite suitable for this task or whom I would choose,” he said on Friday on the sidelines of the Ludwig-Erhard-Summit at the Tegernsee in an interview with the German Press Agency. Merz brings experience on a national and international level.

Guttenberg sees an advantage in Friedrich Merz’s political break

He also considers it “not a disadvantage if someone has not only spent the past few decades in the political circus, but has also seen the world outside,” said zu Guttenberg, “And thirdly, I like people who are able to show not only the typical political banter and the courageous and career-saving timidity, but also to address things clearly and initiate debates in certain points, even if the next shit storm is already over the corner is. All of this contributes Friedrich Merz definitely with. “

Guttenberg: Merz is a “more convincing alternative” than Söder and Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer

The Bavarian Prime Minister from Guttenberg’s point of view “is obviously doing quite well in the Free State of Bavaria” – but that is also his area of ​​responsibility. And: “He has only been in office for a year and a half,” emphasized the ex-minister. “Some of the attributes I just mentioned in Friedrich Merz are not the ones that one Markus Söder was able to collect in recent years. ” Söder meanwhile is restructuring its government*. He wants to give new impulses and makes his cabinet more feminine.

Merz is also “the more convincing alternative” too CDU chief Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, It grows “into a big task” and it is a question of whether the party and the population give it the necessary time “to complete this task as this country is allowed to set itself a claim”. In general, the CDU is currently in a crisis – this is also reflected in a current survey. It shows a front runner when it comes to the K question. But no winners.

In an interview with n-tv put Guttenberg again after. “He has to be prime minister now,” he said about Söder. “I think the jump to the next level comes a bit early.” Soeder’s current plans for his top staff but reach into the federal cabinet anyway, how Merkur.de* reported.

Guttenberg is “god glad” to no longer be a politician

According to Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, he enjoys life after politics. “I am very glad that I am no longer exposed to any party political gimmicks. It’s an increase in quality of life, ”he said.

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* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network

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