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The Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia, Armin Laschet (CDU), defended his participation in a gala concert for the 30th anniversary of the Free State of Saxony with 2000 guests in Aue. “The rules in Saxony are different from those in North Rhine-Westphalia,” the CDU politician said on Saturday before the gala concert at the Erzgebirge Aue stadium together with Saxon head of state Michael Kretschmer (CDU).
In Saxony, the number of infections is much lower, so such an open-air concert can be allowed. “It is not possible with us at this time.” If the number of corona infections were to drop in the West as well, a decline would be possible there as well. “This is federalism in action,” Laschet said. He had been invited by the Saxon head of state Michael Kretschmer (also CDU) to give greetings at the concert.
In North Rhine-Westphalia, more than 1000 people can only meet if the place is not more than a third of the normal capacity. In addition to municipal authorities, the state must also give its consent. Therefore, the leader of the SPD parliamentary group of North Rhine-Westphalia, Thomas Kutschaty, had criticized Laschet’s participation in the celebration in Saxony: “How credible is a prime minister who preaches water in your state and prohibits large events, but even drinking birthday wine at a party with 2000 guests in Saxony? “
