After the surprising resignation of CSU General Secretary Stephan Mayer, party leader Markus Söder made a public statement on Wednesday morning. In a press conference he spoke of a “bitter day” and a “human tragedy”. Mayer asked him yesterday for health reasons to relieve him of the office of Secretary General. He’s not feeling well.
After reporting, there were one or more conversations between Mayer and a journalist, according to Söder. “The words that were spoken are not to be accepted in any way,” said the CSU leader and Bavarian Prime Minister. In addition, they are not “style of the CSU”. Mayer apologized in writing for this on Tuesday. A decision will be made promptly about a successor for him. “We want to be able to act quickly,” said Söder
Mayer announced his resignation as Secretary-General on Tuesday evening after a good two months in office. The 48-year-old named health reasons in a written statement. At the same time, however, the member of the Bundestag admitted that, in retrospect, “possibly” an inappropriate choice of words was given to a journalist – he did not give any details himself. A Colorfuljournalist had previously accused the CSU politician of threatening him by phone.