It’s a neck and neck race between the SPD and the Union. For Armin Laschet it is already clear: he wants to lead the new government.
Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet (CDU) has filed a claim to form a government for the CDU / CSU despite the considerable loss of votes. He will do everything in his power to “form a federal government under the leadership of the Union,” said the CDU chairman on Sunday evening. A “future coalition” is needed now, he added, apparently with a view to a possible Jamaica alliance made up of the Union, the Greens and the FDP.
The Federal Chancellor will be the “one who succeeds in combining opposites”. He emphasized that it was important for every possible coalition partner to find himself in a government – and is therefore also aiming for the project in the event that the SPD with Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz should end up in front of the Union.
His speech also contained the first signals in the direction of the Greens and the FDP. For example: “This coalition must work for sustainability – both in terms of climate protection and finances.” And: “We are responsible for the generations of our children and grandchildren and we have to live up to this responsibility more than before – especially when it comes to climate protection.”
Armin Laschet describes the situation as an “exceptional situation”
There is a “head-to-head race”, this election evening is an “exceptional situation,” said Laschet. In extrapolations, the Union and the SPD are almost on par at around 25 percent each – with currently slight advantages for the SPD. The CDU / CSU fell on a historically bad election result.
Laschet received approval from CSU boss Markus Söder that evening. “We want to go into these talks together,” said Söder on Sunday evening in Berlin. It is now in exploratory talks to find the basis for an “alliance of reason”. Unlike after the 2017 federal election, there should be no self-blockades, but rather must be openly negotiated without wanting to implement “flawless party politics”.
Söder said the Union’s goal was “a government of modernity, but also a government of stability”. Both are necessary. “We as the CSU want to make our contribution with the CDU.”
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