Soder in survey about Chancellor question before Merz
**The Union prioritizes unity and has postponed the final decision on its Chancellor candidate to the fall for now. However, in a representative survey by the Meinungsforschungsinstitut Insa for "Bild," CSU Chief Markus Söder comes before CDU Chief Friedrich Merz with 37 percent, compared to Merz's 31 percent, in the question of who would be directly elected as Federal Chancellor.
The Union's goal for the 2025 Federal Election is clear: the Chancellor's office is to be regained. However, it is still unclear who the candidate will be. In a representative survey by the Meinungsforschungsinstitut Insa for "Bild," CDU Chief Friedrich Merz comes in at 31 percent when asked who would be directly elected as Federal Chancellor. If CSU Chief Markus Söder were to run, he would receive 37 percent. Söder had told Welt-TV in early July that he could become a Chancellor candidate "if it had to be and if one is forced to." When asked again about the circumstances that could compel him, he mentioned the condition: "If Friedrich Merz asks me. Then I would have a problem."
The Right Time for "Good Common Solution"
A month earlier, in the ntv Early Morning program, he had said that in the Union, it had been agreed that the right time for preparation for the Federal Election would come. "Additionally, it seems that there are discussions going on in the CDU again," he said. Merz and he were, however, "working closely together." "At the end, I believe, we will find a very good common solution," Merz and Söder had agreed to make the decision on the Chancellor candidacy together in the fall.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the SPD comes in at 17 percent in the Insa survey. The likely Green Party Chancellor candidate Robert Habeck comes in at 16 percent. The basis for the newspaper is an opinion poll of 1,250 respondents conducted from July 11-12.
On July 10, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announced that she would not run for another Green Party Chancellor candidacy. This clears the way for Economics Minister Habeck. The Chancellor is not directly elected in Germany, but by the Bundestag.
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- As the Chancellor election campaign for the Federal Election 2025 approaches, both CDU Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and CSU Chief Markus Söder are gaining momentum, according to recent surveys.
- The Young Union of Germany, an affiliate of the Union party, has expressed support for the Union faction and the party's goal of regaining the Chancellor's office, with candidates like Merz and Söder in the running.
- German politicians are closely monitoring the progress of the Union's Chancellor election campaign, particularly the competition between Merz and Söder, as the vote for the Federal Chancellery approaches.
- In the Federal Election 2025, prominent German political figures like Friedrich Merz and Markus Söder will campaign extensively, promising to unify and lead their respective parties towards victory.
- Debates within the CDU faction have somewhat subsided, allowing incumbent chancellor Friedrich Merz and CSU Chief Markus Söder to focus on their campaign strategies in preparation for the Fall's Union party decision on the Chancellor candidate.
