The likely future Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) sees the chance of a longer traffic light government together with the Greens and the FDP beyond this legislative period.
Scholz said on Saturday at the federal Jusos congress in Frankfurt: "We have a situation in which we can really dare a departure for Germany." That has something to do with the very special constellation of the three parties that are now forming the future government.
Frankfurt - "I think that can go far beyond what we are currently looking at."
A “new social majority” could be represented, in which a “progressive coalition” would gather - which was different, but could help Germany move forward “properly”.
“This is a big change,” said Scholz.
"Incidentally, this also applies to the Union, which somehow suspects that this may be something that has a much longer-term effect, that our country can be governed in this way.
And that this also redefines their own perspectives in a completely different way than has been the case in many, many years of the last few decades. "
The SPD, Greens and FDP presented a coalition agreement on Wednesday.
If members and delegates have agreed, Scholz can be elected Chancellor by the Bundestag - the date should be in the week from December 6th.
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Scholz emphasized the chance for a "departure" by the new federal government.
He emphasized the results of the coalition agreement, especially in climate protection, housing and social policy, and referred, for example, to the planned introduction of a basic child benefit.
At the same time, Scholz warned in view of Jusos's critical voices about the new finance minister-designate Christian Lindner (FDP) that one should now deal more with the CDU than with those with whom the SPD wants to venture out together.
"It is not important who has which department," said Scholz.
“It's about an overall performance that the government has to bring about.
And of course the political goals that we agreed with each other in the coalition agreement and the things that we want to achieve together must be such that they succeed because everyone is doing it right - Annalena, Robert, Christian and all the others , with whom we are now forming the joint government. ”This refers to FDP leader Christian Lindner and the two Green leaders Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck dpa