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Guttenberg saves on "Markus Söder memorial pennant"

Former German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg takes his strained relationship with Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (both CSU) with humor. "I think it's well known that we don't book our Christmas vacations together," said the former CSU politician in the podcast "Die...

Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on the sidelines of an interview with dpa. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg on the sidelines of an interview with dpa. Photo.aussiedlerbote.de

CSU Shop - Guttenberg saves on "Markus Söder memorial pennant"

Former German Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg takes his strained relationship with Bavarian Prime Minister Markus Söder (both CSU) with humor. "I think it's well known that we don't book our Christmas vacations together," said the former CSU politician in the podcast "Die Wochentester" (Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger/Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland).

He received another five-euro voucher for the CSU store for his birthday. "Minimum order value 20 euros - I will now simply collect these five-euro vouchers at my leisure. And when I reach 20 euros, I'll probably be ready to order a Markus Söder memorial pennant," joked the 52-year-old publicist.

Guttenberg, who resigned as a minister in 2011 due to a plagiarism scandal, said in the interview with CDU politician Wolfgang Bosbach and TV chef Christian Rach that he was happy to no longer have political responsibility. He had recognized where his limits were. "And they were reached relatively quickly compared to others working in this business."

Looking back, he sees this time critically: the political business involves many distractions with little substance. "You spend most of the day dealing with things that have nothing to do with what really worries people outside," Guttenberg summarized.

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Source: www.stern.de

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