Reactions to the traffic light paper: While Jusos criticize, Merz and Laschet utter appreciative words

So far, everything indicates that a “traffic light” will soon guide Germany's fate.

But there are also some critical voices about the exploratory paper.

A selection.

Berlin - Not everything is dry yet, but it seems that coalition talks for a “traffic light government” are about to begin in Germany.

A novelty at the federal level in Germany.

The explorers from the SPD, Greens and FDP agreed on a so-called exploratory paper on Friday

.

All parties have already had to make concessions, but at the same time you can read the handwriting of the respective parties in several places.

After the press conference on Friday afternoon, reactions were of course not long in coming.

You can find some selected ones here.

"Traffic light" soundings: Climate activist Neubauer disappointed - "That will be long coalition negotiations"

The climate activist

expressed her disappointment. "You can gloss over the soundings, but not the emissions that have to be reduced now," she told the newspapers of the

. It is not about doing “more” than the previous government. Rather, it is about doing enough to keep international climate promises. “So far, this has not been possible with this paper - because there is nothing in it about the gas exit, the mandatory coal exit or the end of the surface sealing.” On Twitter, she announced: “The problem is less what is in it than what is not in it stands. “That doesn't work. “These will be long coalition negotiations. We will strike. "

Susanne Hennig-Wellsow

, federal chairwoman of the Left, sees the FDP as the winner: “If you read the exploratory paper of the traffic light, you notice: no wealth tax, no redistribution from top to bottom, the pension should be capitalized, no more effective tenant protection, no citizens' insurance and Hartz IV is now called 'Bürgergeld', but sanctions remain, ”she wrote on Twitter.

The fact that the term “justice” is not mentioned once on 12 pages, “as an SPD or Greens, has to be managed first”, she criticized.

Merz finds recognition for the exploratory paper of the "traffic light": "We could have had that too"

The Union would have to switch to the opposition if a “traffic light government” were to come about.

from the CDU recognized the SPD, Greens and FDP for their exploratory paper.

"I think you have presented a remarkable paper," said Merz to the

.

“This is an occasion for respect and critical self-examination: We could have had that too.” Merz also drew a dramatic picture of his party at the Junge Union's “Germany Day”.

He expects that there will now be a "traffic light coalition".

“Today's paper shows the willingness to reach agreement and the willingness to govern together.

We should prepare ourselves to be the opposition. "

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Friedrich Merz, former CDU / CSU parliamentary group leader in the Bundestag, gives a speech to kick off the Junge Union's “Germany Day”.

© Bernd Thissen / dpa

Merz expressed himself in a completely different tenor than Union faction leader

.

“The exploratory paper is vague and unclear in too many areas.

Not only is it not financed in the area of ​​social spending and thus a bad check for the future.

It also shows that key election promises made by the 'traffic light parties' are not being kept, ”he said.

Nowhere is it reliably stated how the projects are to be paid for.

“The breaks between the 'traffic light partners' are more than clear.

The content basis for the traffic light is not stable. "

The result paper presented by the traffic light parties was “not a basis for a progressive coalition, but for left-wing reverie,” said the CSU regional group leader

.

"The traffic light is clearly red."

The exploratory paper of the traffic light was "in order", again

stated

at the "Germany

".

There are some things that are involved

"We can also participate".

Criticism of the exploratory paper from the ranks of the SPD: "What we cannot understand ..."

The federal spokesman for the AfD,

, also reacted critically: “Another four years of social restructuring, a higher state quota and soon no more secure energy supply.

Germany and its citizens deserve realistic concepts! ”He said of the results on Twitter.

The Juso federal

after the publication of the exploratory paper by the SPD, the Greens and the FDP was critical of financial policy issues. “What we cannot understand is how the investments are to be paid for in the end and why the redistribution aspects that are important to us do not occur there,” said the SPD politician to the Phoenix news channel. According to the broadcaster, she was disappointed that the property tax demanded by her party is not provided. But she also said: "I think that is part of such an exploratory paper - it always hurts everyone somewhere." But she had to say: Especially when it comes to redistribution, she simply does not understand "why the FDP is so on these points." remains hard, ”said the chairwoman of the SPD youth organization.

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