Looks like Laschet's CSU rival Markus Söder was waiting to see if CDU/CDU could overtake or tie SPD before taking the knives out.
Now that it's clear SPD 'won', he says the Union has no compelling claim to government formation.
zeit.de/amp/news/2021-…
Now that it's clear SPD 'won', he says the Union has no compelling claim to government formation.
zeit.de/amp/news/2021-…
I think it's becoming clear that if we end up with another grand coalition (🟥⬛️) or jamaica coalition (⬛️🟨🟩) it will only be because the logical coalition of the election result, the traffic light (🟥🟨🟩) talks somehow failed.
Which is still a very real possibility.
Which is still a very real possibility.
Scholz agrees with Söder.
“CDU and CSU have not only lost a considerable amount of votes, but they also received the message from citizens that they should no longer be in government but should go into the opposition,” the SPD leader said at a press conference earlier.
“CDU and CSU have not only lost a considerable amount of votes, but they also received the message from citizens that they should no longer be in government but should go into the opposition,” the SPD leader said at a press conference earlier.
Michael Kretschmer the CDU State Premier of Saxony, also says he sees no mandate for Laschet to form a government.
He criticised Laschet's claim to a mandate last night when it was still unclear whether there might be a tie for 1st place. mdr.de/sachsenradio/a…
He criticised Laschet's claim to a mandate last night when it was still unclear whether there might be a tie for 1st place. mdr.de/sachsenradio/a…
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