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Aigner to become Federal President - | now Seehofer speaks out: Former Minister-President Seehofer once persuaded his party colleague Ilse Aigner to move from ...
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'Completely out of touch with reality': Seehofer sharply criticizes Merz: Former CSU leader Horst Seehofer levels serious accusations against Chancellor ...
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CSU local branch celebrates anniversary: Horst Seehofer visits Laibstadt for its 80th anniversary
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Paid articlePaywall Kloster Banz: Seehofer demands better politics and leadership from the CSU at Kloster Banz
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Dispute among the Liberals: FDP politician Seehofer demands support for Kubicki: Susanne Seehofer is actually a fan of Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann ...
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Horst Seehofer: Federal government to blame for AfD results in Saxony-Anhalt: Horst Seehofer (CSU) criticizes the policies of the federal government.
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Paid articlePaywall Politics in the district of Schwäbisch Hall: Susanne Seehofer: "We are fighting for the values of freedom"
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Paid articlePaywall Visit to Kulmbach - | Seehofer's daughter wants to get the FDP over the five percent hurdle
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Seehofer and Huber warn Söder: "Don't slam the door on the Greens": Horst Seehofer and Erwin Huber warn Markus Söder against making a strategic mistake ...
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Key FactsCSU Leaders Caution Against Closing Door to Greens
Oct 8, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: berliner-zeitung.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: berliner-zeitung.de
- Horst Seehofer criticizes Markus Söder’s uncompromising stance on the Greens as a strategic misstep over seven years.
- Erwin Huber stresses the importance of preserving democratic options to counter the growing AfD presence.
- A blanket refusal of green coalition partnerships may politically isolate the CSU and threaten its governing ability.
- Söder’s firm rejection contrasts with former CSU leaders’ calls for a more flexible coalition approach.
Discrediting the entire green movement is wrong.— Horst Seehofer warns against the strategic mistakes of the CSU regarding the Greens.
Damage limitation in the Union after Merz's Israel decision: Since the Chancellor's decision to restrict arms deliveries to Israel ...
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SPD judge candidate - | Brosius-Gersdorf: Seehofer warns against fake news from politicians
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Failed election of judge: Seehofer would have chosen Brosius-Gersdorf: Horst Seehofer was CSU leader, Minister President and 28 years in the Bundestag - he has ...
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Key FactsDeadlock in Karlsruhe Judicial Appointment Dispute
Jul 19, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Horst Seehofer supported SPD candidate Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, following CDU/CSU leadership recommendations.
- The judicial appointment was delayed as Union pressure against Brosius-Gersdorf intensified.
- Markus Söder doubts her chances and warns that politicization could harm the constitutional court.
- If the Bundestag fails to agree, the Bundesrat may decide, a move criticized by Green and Left politicians.
If the entire leadership of the CDU and CSU recommends a vote for a member of parliament, as has happened, I would have voted for her.— Horst Seehofer commented on the nomination of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf as a constitutional judge.
"Father" of the University Hospital: Horst Seehofer receives an honorary doctorate from the University of Augsburg
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Paid articlePaywall How the CSU can regain strength - Bavaria's former Minister President Horst Seehofer in an interview with the SZ
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Horst Seehofer: "Fatal mistake" - | Former Interior Minister blames Merkel for AfD's success
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Key FactsSeehofer Blames Merkel for AfD Rise
May 22, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: welt.de
- Horst Seehofer labeled Merkel’s 2015 decision to open borders as a critical error that enabled the AfD’s parliamentary gains.
- He dismissed Merkel’s claim that she did not double the AfD’s support and criticized the failure to reject asylum seekers at the borders.
- Seehofer views new leadership under Friedrich Merz and Alexander Dobrindt as offering opportunities for stricter migration control.
- He stressed that only effective policies, not protests or bans, can reduce the AfD’s influence.
Since the fatal misjudgment of Angela Merkel in 2015 to open or make the borders permeable, we have seen the rise of the AfD. They have then entered all parliaments.— Horst Seehofer criticizes Angela Merkel's migration policy and its impact on the AfD.
AfD stronger than ever: "A big mistake" - | Seehofer takes issue with Merkel's policies
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Daughter of former CSU leader Horst Seehofer is moving up to the FDP executive committee
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Kubicki: "Markus Söder is the biggest populist I have ever met": Wolfgang Kubicki wants to keep the FDP in the Bundestag, Susanne Seehofer wants to enter ...
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Syrian on Lesbos: "I thought Europe was a different place.": Nisrin lost her son in the Syrian civil war and her granddaughters were orphans ...
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Key FactsSeehofer Defends Migration Policy in Bundestag Debate
Sep 16, 2020 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: focus.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: focus.de
- Horst Seehofer announced the government intends to admit 1,550 refugees from Greece and emphasized close coordination with Greek authorities.
- He stressed the importance of deciding asylum claims at EU external borders and called for stronger development aid in origin countries.
- Seehofer rejected opposition criticism and defended his migration approach against the AfD’s accusations, earning applause.
- The coalition also agreed to extend short-time work benefits until the end of 2021 and acknowledged ongoing challenges in German unity.
I will never bow to you— Horst Seehofer, in the Bundestag addressing an AfD question during the Moria debate
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