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Markus Söder wants to cut welfare payments to all Ukrainians: CSU leader Markus Söder no longer wants to pay welfare to refugees from Ukraine ...
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Markus Söder wants to cut welfare payments to all Ukrainians
Parties: Söder sees growing right-wing extremism in the AfD: Munich – CSU leader Markus Söder continues to rule out cooperation with the AfD ...
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Parties: Söder sees growing right-wing extremism in the AfD
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Parties: Söder sees growing right-wing extremism in the AfD: The federal government's work also aims to reduce support for the AfD. So far ...
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Parties: Söder sees growing right-wing extremism in the AfD
Despite 25 percent in polls: Söder sees AfD as unfit for coalition: Söder warns against scaremongering about the AfD. The constant talk tends to strengthen the ...
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Despite 25 percent in polls: Söder sees AfD as unfit for coalition
Söder sees growing right-wing extremism with the AfD: The federal government's work also aims to reduce support for the AfD. So far, the figures speak a ...
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Söder sees growing right-wing extremism with the AfD
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Runoff elections in Bavaria: The loser is the CSU: It didn’t play a role in Munich. But in the rest of Bavaria as well, one party in particular came up short in ...
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Runoff elections in Bavaria: The loser is the CSU
One day after the local elections, all the parties are declaring themselves winners
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One day after the local elections, all the parties are declaring ...
“Be proactive”: Söder speaks of “clan structures” in connection with a family affair - | AfD reacts
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Söder lashes out and slaps "pseudo-intellectual Prosecco niggers" at Ash Wednesday in Passau
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Markus Söder: "The AfD will not take over any town hall in Bavaria, I am absolutely certain of that."
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Söder lashes out in video: “Hitler clown” and “dirty children”: Markus Söder had strong words for the AfD in his interview with Caren Miosga ...
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Söder lashes out in video: “Hitler clown” and “dirty children”
Pensions, government, and the AfD: Söder's worries have many names: The CSU executive committee is meeting in Munich, but the decisions are made in Berlin ...
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Pensions, government, and the AfD: Söder's worries have many names
Key FactsSöder Condemns AfD’s Ties to Russia
Nov 16, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Markus Söder labeled the AfD as Kremlin servants closely linked to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

  • AfD Bundestag members reportedly organize visits to the Russian embassy, raising concerns about their loyalties.

  • Söder asserted that only the CDU and CSU can prevent radicals from gaining power, ruling out any coalition with the AfD.

  • The AfD is partly classified as right-wing extremist by the domestic intelligence agency, with some members under suspicion or indictment.
  • This group, they are sycophants, they are Putin's court jesters, they are Kremlin lackeys.
    Markus Söder, leader of the CSU, speaking at the Young Union's Germany Day about the AfD.
"Crisscrossing Nuremberg": Why Markus Söder no longer jogs: Nuremberg - | Why CSU leader Markus Söder prefers black pudding to salad and which sports he prefers ...
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Key FactsSöder Backs Hagel in Baden-Württemberg Campaign
Nov 8, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Markus Söder supported CDU candidate Manuel Hagel in the Baden-Württemberg state election campaign with a lively event in Nagold.

  • Hagel highlighted the importance of economic growth, migration, deportation, and social care for maintaining prosperity in the southwest.

  • Söder focused on charm and humor rather than aggression, sharing personal stories during his speech.

  • Both politicians identified the AfD as the main political challenge and advocated restoring order without exclusion.
  • We must put our country back in order and restore the state of affairs before 2015.
    Markus Söder speaks about the necessity to reform the political and social conditions in Germany.
“Cooperation would tear us apart”: Söder rules out CSU collaboration with AfD: CSU leader Söder warns against softening the firewall against the AfD: ...
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“Cooperation would tear us apart”: Söder rules out CSU collaboration with ...
Key FactsSöder Rejects Any CSU Collaboration with AfD
Oct 25, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • Markus Söder firmly rules out cooperation with the AfD, labeling it a betrayal of CSU’s core values.

  • The AfD promotes a different form of democracy that democratic parties like the CSU reject.

  • Söder criticizes the AfD’s concept of freedom, which excludes minority protections and refuses compromise.

  • During the 80th CSU anniversary, Söder emphasizes the party’s unique role and strong ties to Bavaria.
  • A cooperation would be a betrayal of our fundamental values.
    Markus Söder, chairman of the CSU and Prime Minister of Bavaria, stated this during an anniversary celebration, warning against the destruction of the CSU through cooperation with the AfD.
Söder warns of AfD rise - | and gives a clear rejection to the "right-wing extremist cadre party"
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Söder warns of AfD rise - | and gives a clear rejection to the
CSU leader Markus Söder warns in ARD interview: AfD wants to destroy the CDU/CSU: In the debate about how to deal with the AfD in the future, a warning comes ...
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CSU leader Markus Söder warns in ARD interview: AfD wants to destroy the ...
Key FactsSöder Warns of AfD as a Threat to the Union
Apr 28, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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  • CSU leader Markus Söder warns against normalizing relations with the AfD.

  • He opposes potential AfD committee chairs in the Bundestag, emphasizing their significance is overstated.

  • The AfD is monitored by the domestic intelligence in several states and is partly classified as extremist.

  • Söder highlights that the AfD views the Union as its mortal enemy and aims to dismantle it.
  • For the AfD, the Union is the mortal enemy. They want to destroy the Union, so to speak.
    — CSU leader Markus Söder warns in an ARD interview about the intentions of the AfD.
FOCUS-online interview: "It's simply enough": Söder explains what he wants to change in Germany after the Munich murders
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Over 250,000 people at a demonstration against right-wing extremism in Munich: SPD leader Esken called Friedrich Merz unsuitable for the chancellorship ...
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Over 250,000 people at a demonstration against right-wing extremism in ...
Insult as "Södolf" - Bundestag lifts immunity of AfD state leader.: For the second time, the Bundestag has stripped Bavarian AfD leader Stephan Protschka of his ...
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