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Markus Söder is Minister-President of Bavaria and leader of the Christian Social Union (CSU), a party primarily active in Bavaria and the sister party to the large Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
- Together, these parties form a parliamentary group in the Bundestag known as the Union.
- While the Chancellor candidate for this group has predominantly been from the CDU, which operates across Germany except in Bavaria, there is historical precedent for a CSU member to be nominated.
- Notably, Franz Josef Strauss from the CSU was the Chancellor candidate in 1980.
- Söder’s personal ambitions became particularly evident during the leadership contest within the Union in 2021.
- Söder showed a keen interest in being the Chancellor candidate for the 2021 federal elections.