Prime Minister Markus Söder (54, CSU) said on November 18: “Unfortunately, corona infections are increasing dramatically, especially among unvaccinated people. There is a direct connection between low vaccination rates and high infection rates. " FDP parliamentary group leader Martin Hagen (40) to BILD: “The state government has apparently justified its policy with wrong numbers. Either it has deceived the citizens or it has been deceived by its own authority. In both cases there must be personal consequences. "