Friday, March 5th, 2021
Replica of Söder's abuse
Scholz thinks smurfiness is "great"
An anecdote that shows how strong the nerves were after nine hours caused amusement after the federal-state switch: According to this, Markus Söder is said to have asked the Vice Chancellor not to "grin like that". Now Scholz comments on the verbal attack.
Federal Finance Minister Olaf Scholz takes the criticism of smurfiness raised by Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder with humor. "I really like that with the Smurfs. They are small, cunning and always win," said the SPD candidate for Chancellor on Thursday evening on "Markus Lanz" on ZDF. According to participants, Söder is said to have said to Scholz at the federal-state conference in the dispute over the financing of a hardship fund for companies that he should "not grin so smurfily".
After the deliberations, the CSU chief had declared that he was not of one heart and soul with Scholz, "but now everything is fine again." According to participants, the SPD candidate for Chancellor had declared on Wednesday, shortly before the end of the deliberations, to all Prime Ministers: "Nobody needs to dream that the federal government will set up an account from which everything is paid."
There will be no other consensus than the partial funding of the federal and state governments. Thereupon Söder – as it is presented by several participants – tackled Scholz hard: "You are not the king of Germany or world ruler," declared Bavaria's head of state. Scholz now "doesn't have to grin that smurfy". That is not his money. And: "I don't like your tonality at all."
"From you, of all people, Mr. Söder"
Thereupon Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig said: "Of all people, Mr. Söder". When asked, Söder later emphasized that one shouldn't put every word that has been handed down on the "gold scales", that he appreciates the Vice Chancellor "in principle", and that people get along well in the grand coalition too. Nevertheless, there are sometimes different points of view, and Scholz has "a very pointed manner."
The hardship fund goes back to Federal Minister of Economics Peter Altmaier. The fund is intended to help companies that do not exactly meet the previous auxiliary criteria or where special conditions in certain industries are not recorded. Despite the dispute, the fund was also decided at the conference, but further details are to be clarified on Monday.
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