Markus Söder flirts with his aversion to Berlin and that he travels only reluctantly in the capital. What agony it must give the Minister-President of Bavaria, that he meetings to the Federal Council, and to go from next year as the successor of CSU leader Horst Seehofer also coalition rounds to Berlin, revealed the 51-Year-old on Thursday in a witty speech on a firm Bavarian base.

“We really drive like mad to Berlin,” says Söder, ironically, at the Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Bavarian representation in Berlin. “But the best part is, if you leave then after a successful and exciting days in Berlin back in the direction of Bavaria.” Even if you are at the Bavarian border, somewhere a Bayern sign only suspect, “then the resolve any inner tensions right now,” says Bayer.

The coming of a strong tie and sense of home, trying to explain Söder the Malaise. Even if you enter in Berlin, the Bavarian state representation, feel it “a bit, that Your soul will be lighter”.

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Last week, had taken care of Tübingen Lord mayor Boris Palmer (Green) with harsh criticism of Berlin for outrage. “When I get there, I always think: “be careful, you leave the functioning part of Germany,” he said the Newspapers of the Funke media group. In his view, nothing works in this city. Politicians in the capital, found everything else as well. Berlin’s governing mayor Michael Müller spoke of a “General attack on the capital, which is explained neither appropriate nor politically”. And also colleagues from his own party, accusing Palmer of Exaggeration. (dpa, Tsp)