Armin Laschet promises “never again lockdown”

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Laschet promises “never again lockdown” – CDU result of 30 percent “possible”

Armin Laschet (CDU) and Olaf Scholz (SPD) at the new TV channel for

Armin Laschet (CDU) and Olaf Scholz (SPD) at the new TV channel for “Bild”. First Laschet was interviewed in the evening, then Scholz

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Armin Laschet (CDU) and Olaf Scholz (SPD) met on the new TV channel of “Bild”. The Union candidate promised: There will be no lockdown again. Scholz defended the Bundeswehr’s mission in Afghanistan.

UChancellor candidate Armin Laschet has ruled out another lockdown in the corona pandemic. “I am counting on the fact that we will make further progress with vaccination, that we no longer have any restrictions for those who are vaccinated and, above all, that we will no longer lock down,” said Laschet on Sunday evening on the new TV channel of “Bild” . “I promise.”

The incidence alone is no longer meaningful. The Infection Protection Act still stipulates the value of 50 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days. “Although everyone knows: 50 is no longer the same as it was a year ago because so many people are vaccinated,” said Laschet. He spoke out in favor of changing the Infection Protection Act to also take into account the hospitalization of Covid sufferers.

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SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz also held out the prospect of wanting to avoid a new lockdown. “There has to be a goal: no new lockdown,” says Scholz at “Bild”. “Autumn and winter have to be different from the last.” However, some precautionary measures are still necessary, in trains and buses, for example, and possibly also in restaurants. “We will see an increase in the number of patients in the intensive care units. Some will also die – and not all, but almost all of them will be unvaccinated citizens of this country. “

Laschet wants to lead the CDU close to 30 percent

Regardless of poor poll numbers, Laschet expects the Union to win the Bundestag election. “We are fighting to get as close as possible to 30 percent,” said the CDU chief. 30 percent are still possible, he explained. That’s what we’ll fight for now. “Bild am Sonntag” previously reported with reference to the Insa Institute that the Union and the SPD were on par with 22 percent each.

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Laschet repeatedly rejected the question of whether he wanted to forego the candidacy for chancellor in favor of CSU boss Markus Söder in view of poor personal poll results. At the same time, he admitted problems in the relationship with Söder, with whom he actually gets along well. “We used to be able to exchange ideas well. He also has a certain sense of humor, ”said Laschet. But since Söder’s defeat in the race for the candidacy for chancellor it was “not easy”. In the CDU there were allegations last Saturday that Söder continued to prick Laschet.

If the Union wins the election, Söder will play an important role in Berlin as CSU leader, said Laschet. “I believe that he wants victory and does everything for it,” said Laschet when asked whether the CSU boss might have an interest in his defeat in order to be able to run as a candidate for the Union in the next federal election.

Scholz makes NATO commitment a condition for red-red-green

In his interview, Scholz did not expressly rule out a coalition with the left after the federal election, but did cite a commitment to NATO as a condition for such an alliance. “Those who choose me also get what they order.” The commitment to NATO is one of them. In its election manifesto, the left describes NATO as a relic of the Cold War and calls for its dissolution and replacement by “a collective security system with the participation of Russia”.

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Scholz defended the deployment of the Bundeswehr in Afghanistan despite the Taliban’s takeover. That wasn’t a pointless mission, ”said Scholz. The September 11, 2001 attacks by al-Qaeda in the United States were worse, murderous terrorism. The Afghanistan mission was a correct response. It had long been clear that the allies and consequently the Germans would leave the country at some point. Germany would have preferred to withdraw from Afghanistan less quickly. But it applies: “It must always be so that the countries and peoples are able to defend themselves.” The Afghan government has let the country down.

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