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