Scholz wants a red-green government.
He not only says that in the Triell on Sat.1, he also makes it clear in other ways.
But Baerbock cannot be subordinated.
Berlin - Moderator Linda Zervakis described Olaf Scholz's run-in after the triumph on Sunday in the backstage area as "a bit funny". Because the SPD politician stopped at the competition - the Greens. A smiling fist greeting, for example, with the parliamentary group chairmen Anton Hofreiter and Katrin Göring-Eckardt. "Does that indicate a possible coalition should he become Federal Chancellor?" Commented Zervakis.
These gestures in the evening are symbolic of a show that was already evident in parts during the 90-minute final triumph on ProSieben, Sat.1 and Kabeleins: Scholz and Green Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock swam on the same wavelength, identified similarities before the federal elections and formed, so to speak, a red-green front against Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet. Symbolic of this was a picture on Twitter showing all three candidates in the studio at the same time. Baerbock speaks to Laschet (looks to the right from the viewer's perspective), Laschet listens (the only one who looks to the left) and Scholz also listens, but according to the division he also has to look to the right. The result is the much-described “2 against 1” in social media in the evening.
“I support your attitude”: Often red-green unity in the triell - with gestures and words
Especially in the early stages of the evening program, viewers increasingly felt a duel rather than a triad situation.
There are also thematic reasons for this: it was about social justice.
For the minimum wage, for example, Scholz and Baerbock both asked for twelve euros.
Agreement also on the subject of child benefit.
"I understood what Ms. Baerbock said and I support her attitude," said Scholz demonstratively.
"If I understand that correctly, Ms. Baerbock and her party and I and my party are identically suggesting that everyone who earns less than EUR 200,000 gross as married couples should receive relief," Scholz emphasized a little later.
"Are Scholz and Baerbock getting married in the next few minutes?" Wrote Sat.1 Bayern reporter Christina Lewinsky about this play on Twitter.
“Scholz and Baerbock argue red-green together.
Put Laschet in dire straits ”, summarized
world
journalist Robin Alexander.
Another user commented: "'Scholz and Baerbock vs Laschet' is funny."
Triell: Scholz and Baerbock deal against Laschet - the Green Chancellor candidates also try against their SPD rivals
The Green politician carried Scholz's cuddle course - who once again won the field in a Forsa survey - but not always. "Green life means freedom and Mr. Scholz has underlined that the freedom of children is not so important to him," she shared, for example. When the moderators gave up their main task at some point and let the candidates ask each other questions, Baerbock also wanted to take their chance and meet their competitor at a sore point: during the raid on the Ministry of Finance. But even there Scholz found a way out. Even thanked him for the question, because he could explain everything from his point of view.
Against Laschet, both candidates from the SPD and the Greens handed out over and over again in the evening.
“I wonder what is actually the matter with you, Mr. Laschet,” Baerbock wanted to know about climate change.
“That is perhaps the point where we differ,” Scholz countered pointedly to the CDU leader on the minimum wage.
“Doesn't want to make a secret of it either”: Scholz would prefer a government with the Greens
Scholz's little red-green game became really obvious at the end when it came to the question of the coalition. "Then I don't want to hide the fact that I would like to form a government with the Greens, of course," he grinned. Baerbock responded: “In many areas of social policy we have large overlaps with the SPD. But as I said, strong greens are needed above all for a real departure, ”she said after explaining that she would of course like to have a“ green-led government ”. Baerbock therefore did not want to fully line up before the election on September 26th.
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