The leader of Bavaria’s conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Söder, has warned of a much more fundamental crisis in Germany following the collapse of the centre-left ruling coalition in Berlin.
“This is not the time for games. If this fails, not only Germany fails but also democracy,” said Söder, who is also state premier of Bavaria, according to participants in an internal conference call of the CSU executive committee, with a view to resolving the current crisis.
Söder reportedly emphasized that he considers his party to be in election mode from now on. He claimed that the federal elections should be held as soon as possible.
The CSU – an alliance with the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Germany’s lower house, or Bundestag, in Berlin – will reportedly draw up their list for elections in December or January, with Bavarian group leader Alexander Dobrindt expected to win the top candidacy to take on.
