Both parties have moved on the major issues at hand, and to an extent that they can turn around and sell the deal to their constituencies. That seems to be the main point here. |
Experience has shown that state interests can be much stronger than party-political ties, |
I don't think this will bring any trouble for the grand coalition. Beck is also someone who supports the coalition. |
In my perspective, the majority of the German population is still not ready to accept a real hard reform course. |
It will be a compromise. The Union will be able to push through fewer reforms than they planned to, or than we need. |
It's a very mixed message from the voters. The majority of the population is still not ready to go through with a harder reform course. On the other hand, they know that things can't go any further with the red-green coalition government. |
It's an important symbol that the Easterners have come to power, ... They have a more pragmatic way of doing things and they are used to big changes in life and therefore, I think, they are not so reluctant to face up to new challenges. |
It's an important symbol that the easterners have come to power, ... They have a more pragmatic way of doing things and they are used to big changes in life, and therefore, I think, they are not so reluctant to face up to new challenges. |
It's an important symbol that the easterners have come to power, ... They have a more pragmatic way of doing things, and they are used to big changes in life, and therefore, I think, they are not so reluctant to face up to new challenges. |
It's an important symbol that the Easterners have come to power. They have a more pragmatic way of doing things and they are used to big changes in life and therefore, I think, they are not so reluctant to face up to new challenges. |
It's an important symbol that the easterners have come to power. They have a more pragmatic way of doing things and they are used to big changes in life, and therefore, I think, they are not so reluctant to face up to new challenges. |
It's an important symbol that the easterners have come to power. They have a more pragmatic way of doing things, and they are used to big changes in life, and therefore, I think, they are not so reluctant to face up to new challenges. |
She has done a good job insofar as she hasn't made any mistakes. But we'll have to see how she does on the really big reforms after the state elections before we can judge if she is doing well in a positive sense, rather than just not making mistakes. |
The notion that the Parliament has been elected, and that laws passed by a majority are valid, seems to matter a lot more in Germany than in France. |
The party leaders will probably be able to get support of their members at the end of the day. But it's still a dangerous business. |