Overview

• At a campaign event in Bocholt before roughly 1,000 people, Markus Söder and Hendrik Wüst presented a united front, with Wüst quipping that two minister-presidents are better than one.
• Söder posted a photo of a Pizza Salsiccia with olives on X before the event, drawing a pointed response from Karl Lauterbach, who warned of “grams of salt and saturated fat.”
• Later, Söder shared a bratwurst photo with Jens Spahn and Paul Ziemiak, captioned with “Ohne Mampf kein (Wahl)kampf. #söderisst,” on X and Instagram.
• The bratwurst post drew heavy criticism in replies, including the label “Die scheinheiligen drei Könige” and numerous comments targeting Spahn.
• On stage, Söder pushed for cutting bureaucracy and criticized environmental and animal protections he said hinder projects, and he told Wüst there would be no change to Bavaria’s summer holiday dates.