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There is no left majority and no left politics anymore in Germany,
Merz told a raucous beer hall, promising to tighten border controls and revive flagging Germany Inc There must be a change, a transformation,
the 62-year-old urban planner said, listing among his concerns "European security" amid the Ukraine war and the economy If we spend weeks, possibly months... then the period in which this country is without a majority capable of governing will be too long for me,
Merz said in a recent Politico interview Regardless of the parliamentary makeup, social fragmentation is likely to persist,
Do you know what the owners would say once they stopped laughing?"
We need a strong European Union, otherwise we will not be able to cope with many new powers in a world of so many billions of people,
said Scholz at his final campaign rally Which course will this Federal Republic of Germany take now and within the next years? Now it is again all about fundamental decisions for our country and that is why we are ready to take over responsibility for our country,
Otherwise, in four years the fringes will be so strong they can govern, ... and we don’t want that.”
said Carsten Linnemann, CDU general secretary, The narrative is always the same of a unified popular will suppressed by the elites of ‘old parties’ and ‘lying press’ along with external threats from Islam, the EU and globalisation,
said Prof Brettschneider of the University of Hohenheim It’s all shit here in the country, we need a blue wave tomorrow, we really need a blue wave,
the man said, repeating a popular online AfD mantra reflecting the party’s traditional blue colour I am aware of the dimensions of the task ahead of us, and I know that it won’t be easy,
said Merz, injecting a note of realism into the party atmosphere In the next years we will overtake the CDU/CSU,
she said in a discussion with other leaders, dismissing its result as a “Pyrrhic victory”. Some in our country have begun to doubt democracy,
said Markus Söder, CSU leader and Bavarian prime minister It doesn’t have to be a coalition at the start, ... We can back laws the German people want.”
Europe must be a player and not ask maybe to get a seat at a side table, ... No, we must sit at the main table.”
Uncertainty about the future has increased and the answer to this must be to ensure that our country is still as far ahead in 10, 20, 30 years as we are today,
Scholz urged at the campaign event With me, Germany will have a strong voice in the European Union again.”
We have not left Ukraine alone, that should not and must not happen in the future,
said Scholz, whose three years in office have largely been defined by Russia’s invasion We will only gain respect in this European Union again if we finally overcome our country’s economic weakness.”
However, he said ... Which he Anyone who wants to be sure this doesn't happen must ensure that there are strong Social Democrats and that they can provide the next chancellor,