After the election is before the coalition negotiations.
Seldom have there been so many theoretical possibilities as after the current federal election.
Berlin - The citizen has voted.
But a clear result looks different.
When Anne Will starts her talk show on the first Sunday evening after the federal election, the SPD with Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz is slightly ahead of the Union.
But Armin Laschet also made it clear in the evening that he was not giving up his claim to the Chancellery.
Anne Will has set herself the ambitious goal of exploring with her guests: Which party constellation has a really realistic chance of ultimately forming a stable government?
First of all: Anne Will cannot present a result either, instead the program clearly shows that everything seems to be open in all directions ...
"Anne Will" - these guests discussed with:
Reiner Haseloff (CDU)
- Prime Minister in Saxony-Anhalt
Lars Klingbeil (SPD)
- General Secretary
Volker Wissing (FDP)
- General Secretary
Cem Özdemir (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen)
- Member of the Bundestag
Kristina Dunz
- Deputy Head of the Capital City Office of the Editorial Network Germany
The first word goes to the oldest guest of the group: But instead of coalition ideas, Reiner Haseloff is doing something else.
The Prime Minister of Saxony-Anhalt is “dismayed” by the “many direct mandates” that the AfD has won - in many East German constituencies it was the second strongest force, in the state of Saxony and in parts of Thuringia the party came out on top.
Haseloff is shocked by the great electoral successes of the AfD in East Germany
That is a “shocking result for East Germany”, complains Haseloff, in addition “one week before the day of German unity.” He speaks of a “challenge of historical dimension”.
The experienced political journalist Kristina Dunz very purposefully puts her finger into the more pressing wound and predicts a battle between the “two men for power”.
In other words: the necessary coalition partners.
Lars Klingenbeil has his say and fiercely demonstrates that there is no doubt for him that the time has now come again for - primarily - red-green.
“Eight weeks ago we were at 14 percent,” Klingbeil sums up.
The SPD General Secretary sees the fact that Olaf Scholz has now brought his party forward as a “great approval”.
The Greens have also grown.
For Klingbeil one thing is certain: "People want Olaf Scholz to become Chancellor."
FDP General Wissing leaves no doubt: The FDP only exists with tax cuts
That is the keyword for the FDP general secretary Volker Wissing, who makes it clear that his party is not averse to coalition negotiations with the SPD and does not exactly flatteringly say in the direction of Laschet: "After 16 years of stagnation, it could be time for a change." : "The Union is not exactly about renewal."
So much self-confidence on the part of the liberal makes Cem Özdemir of the Greens restless. He goes to great lengths to defend his understanding of the political hierarchy: "I am not giving away a secret that we have the greatest overlap with the SPD," says the Greens. From the FDP, however, he expects modesty in the service of the cause: "We have a clear mandate for climate protection," said Özdemir, it is important to recognize "who has recognized the signs of the times". Wissing tries to reach a consensus and emphasizes with a noticeably friendly tone that it would mean “that we all have to become climate neutral”.
But when the current extrapolation from the voting studio is faded in, the wind suddenly turns in the round.
In addition to the preliminary election results, another survey result is presented: The majority of the FDP voters are in favor of a Jamaica coalition, according to the ARD election studio - that is, from Union, Greens, FDP.
While the Greens would prefer the traffic lights - SPD, Greens, FDP.
Bundestag election: Klingbeil and Özdemir get into a fight on climate protection
A little bit cuddly, Wissing now goes on a confrontation, while Özdemir hugs the FDP and suddenly doesn't feel as cuddly with Klingbeil: "It sounds a bit like you've spent the last few years somewhere else," he shoots Green politician against his political duo friend and also does not spare Olaf Scholz: "The finance minister, who now wants to become chancellor, has prevented a lot at the federal level," and in both cases means again climate protection. "Come out of the election campaign mode," Klingbeil countered, making it clear: red-green are obviously not that thick ...
Wissing also gets the hot iron of tax policy out of the fire and opens another barrel.
The FDP is categorically against further increases, on the contrary, makes reductions a condition.
That gives Özdemir a headache: "We need the money for the digital expansion", warns the Green, but later tries to turn to the Liberals: "Maybe we can find a compromise with the FDP."
Klingbeil, on the other hand, is dramatic: "The FDP is tearing a huge hole in the budget with its concept." added: "We heard all of that in 2017." At that time, FDP leader Lindner left the coalition negotiations with the Union, disappointed.
Debriefing for the Bundestag election with Anne Will: "Do we hear something about possible allies - or do we hear above all a lot of differences?"
In the end, Anne Will uses her journalistic alter ego again.
Dunz should now announce thumbs up or down.
Will: “Do we hear something from possible allies - or do we hear a lot of differences above all?” Dunz points out that she does not believe “that the majority in Germany wants change”.
The radical announcements by the Greens rather scared many people.
But she expects - regardless of the constellation - in the end a strong government and argues in the direction of the FDP that it then depends on discipline and perseverance instead of saying: “It is better not to govern than to govern wrongly. "Then you have to" pull yourself at the belt ".
Conclusion of the "Anne Will" talk
The talk showed that the voters have given those responsible a pretty tough nut to crack.
On the show, Anne Will joked whether Angela Merkel, who will remain in office as Chancellor until a new government has come into being, could give the New Year's address again.
After the talk, the idea didn't sound so absurd anymore.
The broadcast showed more question marks that it brought clarifications.
