Robert Habeck calls his colleagues to reason. It must be prevented at all costs that the coalition fails to fulfill its actual task because of internal disputes, said the Vice Chancellor.
Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck has warned the traffic light parties against risking a coalition breakdown. “It is not right to play around with new elections,” he told the newspapers of the Funke Media Group. “It is not for nothing that the Basic Law states that a Bundestag is elected for four years.”
Habeck urged the coalition to do its job. “Just like millions of people do their jobs. With strength, concentration and the will to get things done,” he said. “For my part, I want to do that.”
No election campaign by Robert Habeck – at least not now
The Minister of Economic Affairs put into perspective the statement by Green Party leader Omid Nouripour that the traffic light coalition was a “transitional government”. Nouripour had “spoken about the time after the end of the Merkel era,” said Habeck, referring to former Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). “After 16 years, Germany is in a transition: the Merkel era has come to an end, but the new era is not yet here.”
The traffic light coalition must make up for the decisions it failed to make during the Merkel era. “We have come a long way with this. But the crises have become more acute.” Germany must define its geopolitical role in Europe and the world. “We will have to lobby for political majorities for this in the next legislative period.” When asked whether there could still be a traffic light era, Habeck said: “Nobody can say what the political finish line will be in September 2025.”
Habeck left it open to the Funke newspapers whether he wants to be the Greens’ candidate for chancellor. “It’s about the question of what kind of country we want to be. Then we’ll find the person who suits the office of chancellor,” he said. “I have been elected as minister for four years. The election campaign will be held at a later date.”
Source: Stern
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