Söder: New elections bring SPD under pressure - coalition game continues!

Söder: New elections bring SPD under pressure - coalition game continues!

Berlin, Deutschland - In a tense political environment, CSU boss Markus Söder has made it clear that he sought a coalition with the SPD, but sees difficulties. In the ARD «daily topics» Söder emphasized the challenges, especially when it comes to civil allowance, which he described as the largest point of dispute. "The stronger we get, the more we can put our stamp on the SPD," said Söder, who also criticized the bad positions of the Greens. He accused the Greens that their program aims at a "keep it up". In addition, a coalition with the FDP could be a potential solution, although its view of a move into the Bundestag on February 23 is uncertain, such as "https://www.radiobielefeld.de/nachrichten/lokalnachrichten/Detailsicht/berlin-sowill-koalition-ko-bel-stampel-struecken.html"> radio Bielefeld reported.

Scholz counters Merz ’attacks

In the political debate, Chancellor Olaf Scholz further heated the minds by publicly attacking CDU boss Friedrich Merz. Scholz said Merz 'allegations that he was not active in the EU at the summit as a "Tünkram", which means nonsense. Merz was outraged by Scholz 'comments and criticized his disrespect against the opposition. The former CDU chancellor candidate Armin Laschet described Scholz 'comments as unacceptable and emphasized that respect under Democrats had to be preserved. These political arguments are in the context of the upcoming new elections and could have profound consequences for the stability of government coalitions in Germany, so Süddeutsche .