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Markus Söder is a German politician and a leading member of the Christian Social Union, the Bavaria-based sister party of the Christian Democratic Union. He has served as Minister-President of Bavaria since 2018 and has also held senior positions within the Bavarian state government and the CSU. His public work is associated with Bavarian state politics and Germany's conservative political tradition.
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When did Markus Söder become Minister-President of Bavaria?
He took office in March 2018, succeeding Horst Seehofer, who left the Bavarian premiership to become Germany's federal interior minister. Söder has led Bavaria's state government ever since and was also elected chairman of the CSU in 2019.
What party does Markus Söder lead, and how is it related to the CDU?
He leads the Christian Social Union (CSU), which exists only in Bavaria and is the sister party of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The two parties form a joint Union grouping in the German Bundestag and traditionally field a single chancellor candidate together.
Did Markus Söder ever run for German Chancellor?
He sought the Union's nomination for the 2021 federal election, but in April 2021 the CDU/CSU bloc chose Armin Laschet of the CDU as its chancellor candidate instead. Söder remained Minister-President of Bavaria and stayed a persistent figure in speculation about future Union leadership.
How did Söder's CSU do in the 2023 Bavarian state election?
In the October 2023 election the CSU under Söder finished first with roughly 37 percent of the vote but again fell short of an absolute majority. He has since continued governing in Munich without a formal coalition partner.
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