After the traffic light parties suffered significant losses in the elections in Hesse and Bavaria, politicians from the SPD and the Greens are calling for an end to public disputes in federal government work. Green party leader Ricarda Lang said on Monday in the ARD “Morgenmagazin” that it is now important to regain more trust. It is not about a view of who wins or loses in the coalition. “We can’t do it against each other, we can only do it together.”
The state chairman of the SPD in North Rhine-Westphalia, Achim Post, told the “Rheinische Post”: “The traffic lights must do their job.” In terms of content, increasing restrictions on migration are increasingly coming into focus.
The CSU remained the strongest force in Bavaria
After the state elections, the Union Prime Ministers, Markus Söder (CSU) in Bavaria and Boris Rhein (CDU) in Hesse, can continue to govern and are preparing for coalition explorations. The CSU clearly remained the strongest force with 37.0 percent, but still fell below the disastrous result of 2018 (37.2). The Free Voters improved to 15.8 percent (11.6). The Greens lost to 14.4 percent (17.6). The AfD rose to 14.6 percent (10.2), the SPD only got 8.4 percent (9.7). The FDP missed re-entering parliament by 3.0 percent (5.1).
In Hesse the CDU clearly became the strongest force. According to preliminary results, this has risen to 34.6 percent (2018 elections: 27.0 percent). The AfD improved to 18.4 percent (13.1). The SPD, with Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser as its top candidate, fell to 15.1 percent (19.8). The Greens, who co-governed, fell to 14.8 percent (19.8). The FDP managed to remain in the state parliament with 5.0 percent, while the left failed to reenter the state parliament.
SPD leader: Traffic light successes were lost in the election campaign
SPD leader Saskia Esken expressed concern at the ARD about the AfD’s gains and warned against false expectations. “The AfD is actually elected by people who want social justice but would never get it from the AfD.” The balance sheet of the traffic light coalition and its social democratic signature are impressive. But it was not possible to make this the centerpiece of the election. Everyone in the world is talking about inflation, but only a few are talking about raising the minimum wage and further relief, Esken made clear.
FDP Federal Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki called for a course correction for the federal coalition after the elections. “It cannot continue like this,” he told “Bild” (Monday). All traffic light parties would have lost. “This is a clear signal that we in Berlin must finally address what concerns people.” On the issue of nuclear energy, the heating law or migration policy, we consistently contradict the majority opinion. “If we don’t provide solutions, coalitions will eventually look for the problems.”
The CDU took advantage of the traffic light frustration in North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU) said before meetings of the CDU’s top committees in Berlin that there was “also a good message, because the frustration at the traffic lights is not only expressed by the AfD.” On the contrary, dissatisfaction with the federal government also leads to growth, especially among the CDU in Hesse. “This is good news for democracy, for our country and also for the CDU.” After the success of the Hesse CDU, which governs together with the Greens, CDU Secretary General Carsten Linnemann pointed out that there are still disagreements within the federal government. Of course, there are other issues at the state level, he said on ARD. The federal government sees completely different ideas when it comes to the big issue of reducing migration.
SPD leader Esken said it is important to find quick solutions to the problems that make people’s lives difficult. These should therefore be implemented in states and municipalities. In the ARD she mentioned, among other things, the continued accessibility and digitalization of the immigration authorities to speed up deportations and decisions on residence status. Green Party Leader Lang campaigned for rapid employment. “Everyone who arrives here must be able to work from day one.” It is necessary to make progress in the distribution of migrants in Europe. In addition, municipalities need more financial support. The extra billion euros that the federal government initially promised is not enough.
Source: Krone
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