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I do not want to see Mr Merz in a position of responsibility under any circumstances."
AfD lawmaker Jurgen Pohl told the Politico website You’ve had your chance, Herr Scholz, and you squandered it. Today is a day of relief for Germany,
said the chairman of the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party If the president follows my proposal, the voters will be able to elect a new Bundestag on Feb 23,
In a democracy, it is the voters who determine the course of future politics,
Entering government requires moral maturity, which the FDP has clearly lacked,
The decisions before us are so fundamental that they must be made by the people themselves
You’re leaving the country with one of the biggest economic crises in its post-war history,
Merz told Scholz, accusing the SPD leader of “embarrassing Germany” in dealings with its European counterparts Mr. Habeck, you are the federal minister of economics in the fourth-largest economy in the world,
We will not do anything that puts our own security at risk and that is why we are not supplying any cruise missiles, a far-reaching weapon that can have a deep impact on Russia,
There are no guarantees that we will get back to a quick and smooth government after the new election,
I can only say to you, have a good journey with your proposals and then look for a coalition partner who will go along with them,
Shortsightedness might save money in the short term, but the mortgage on our future is unaffordable,
said Scholz, who served four years as finance minister under a previous coalition with the conservatives before becoming chancellor in 2021 It's very unlikely the next government will have it easier,
It would now be up to voters to determine the political course of our country,
Prior to the parliamentary vote, Scholz remarked ... signalling the start of an intense election campaign, It is high time to invest powerfully and decisively in Germany,
Scholz said, warning about Russia's war in Ukraine You had your chance, but you did not use it ... You, Mr. Scholz, do not deserve confidence
Even if within say the first three to six months of the new administration you don’t get changes to the debt brake, if they have a big enough majority, eventually I think economic conditions will just force them to accept the reality that they need a fiscal stimulus,
Bringing forward the federal election is my goal,
Politics is not a game. To form a government, moral maturity is essential. Anyone who joins a government must take responsibility beyond party interests and their voters,
Do we dare be a strong country, to invest powerfully in our future,
Scholz told lawmakers prior to the vote, ... according to a Google translation