Olaf Scholz: The traffic light coalition has picked up the pace. “Germany has the highest level of employment in history that we have ever recorded,” said the SPD politician.

‘I've never experienced such hare-footedness, one's own responsibility, I have never seen so much cowardice,’ said CDU leader Friedrich Merz. The first speech duel of this year took place between Chancellor OlafScholz (SPD) and Merz (CDU)