SPD leader Esken does not rule out GroKo re-edition after the federal election - "Can fall on your feet"

SPD leader Saskia Esken comments on a possible new edition of the grand coalition after the federal election in 2021. Olaf Scholz also speaks out.

Berlin - SPD leader

does not

a new edition of the

with the Union * after the

next year.

Esken affirmed in

magazine

that she did not want this.

But the party leader also said: “Excluding coalitions can fall on your feet.” For weeks she has been promoting “a progressive alliance under the

”.

SPD chancellor candidate

told the

that a real change of government could "only happen with a social democratic chancellor".

When asked whether he also

wanted to govern

with the

, Scholz said: “Whoever wants to govern must be capable of governing.

And some parties still have to do something. "

Federal election 2021: Saskia Esken does not rule out grand coalition with Union

In the

published on

Thursday by

,

the

is 15 percent, the

are at 21 and the left * at 7 percent.

CDU / CSU come to 36 percent.

One

year after taking office

,

and co-chairman

are keeping a renewed candidacy for party chairmanship

.

“I'm increasingly enjoying being party leader,” said Esken.

“Before the party congress in winter 2021, we will decide whether we will run again.” Walter-Borjans said he had the feeling that the

moving in the right direction.

"And we will see how things continue after the federal election."

Scholz

is not planning a new attempt at the party chairmanship.

Even if he becomes chancellor after the federal election, he will not reach for the

, he told the

.

With a view to

and

, he said: “We should continue working together as good as the one we have now developed.” Scholz was defeated by Esken and Walter-Borjans in an SPD membership decision for party chairmanship last year .