The prime minister wanted to “refine his team – now he is replacing a third of his CSU government team, and there is also a new general secretary. What the restructuring reveals about the problems and plans of the party leader.
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Andreas Glas and Matthias Köpf, Munich
At 9.30 a.m. the secret is revealed, at least a little bit. Christian Bernreiter comes around the corner, crosses the Steinernen Saal of the state parliament and turns towards the plenary hall. He doesn’t say a word, nor does he have to. His presence alone reveals the first personal details of this remarkable day in the Maximilianeum. A district administrator in the session of the CSU parliamentary group, which is otherwise only attended by MPs and ministers? The lurking reporters can set a first tick in the block. Then, at 9:56 a.m., Prime Minister Markus Söder comes with a folder with notes in his hand. what does it say Who can stay, who has to go?