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We have seen the center is weakened overall, and everyone should look at themselves and ask whether they didn't contribute to that,
said Mr Habeck
The world out there isn't waiting for us, and it isn't waiting for long-drawn-out coalition talks and negotiations,
he told cheering supportersYou want the opposite of what we want, so there will be no cooperation,
Mr Merz addedWe are now the political center and we have left the fringes behind us,
said Tino ChrupallaIt won't be able to implement it with left-wing parties,
she saidWe have fundamentally different views, for example on foreign policy, on security policy, in many other areas, regarding Europe, the euro, Nato,
he said
The AfD is not a party that is welcomed by prime ministers in all European countries — but it is high time we change that,
said Orbán after meeting Weidel at his official residence
Merz’s approach to the migration issue in the Bundestag, together with the AfD, has brought The Left new supporters,
said opinion pollster Manfred GüllnerIf there has been a key campaign moment, then one could say it’s the fact that the narratives of our competitors have been shattered by reality,
an AfD lawmaker said in the days before the vote.jpg)
Yes, it may be that the AfD will for the first time make it possible for a necessary law to be passed,
Merz said during the debate on the floor of parliamentPeople have the impression that nothing will change, that they’re signing up for the same old politics,
the lawmaker said
[Mer ... Merz] is someone who can be moved emotionally,
Serap Güler, a conservative parliamentarian who was briefed by Merz in the immediate aftermath of the killings, told POLITICOWe can really achieve independence from the USA,
he said shortly after declaring victory on Sunday eveningAs in 1949, we are facing nothing more and nothing less than the refoundation of the Federal Republic of Germany,
Merz wrote in a note to supporters on FridayI don’t care who goes down this path politically,
he told reporters the day after the attack, hinting at the criticism he knew would come his way for embracing the rhetoric of his populist rivalOur relationship with our foreign friends, both with our European neighbors and with the U.S., as well as with China and Russia, has never been so bad,
Weidel said in early FebruaryWe’re making sure no one else moves toward the AfD’s side, ... Because they can find a political answer to their urgent concerns within the democratic parties.”
he saidLet's celebrate tonight and in the morning we'll get to work,
he told his supporters
The election result is poor and I bear responsibility,
Scholz told SPD party members, while congratulating conservative opposition leader Friedrich Merz, whose party came out on top
We- the @CDU and the @CSU have won this federal election. Thank you for the trust you have placed in us and in me. And in this context I would like to say a word of respect for our political competitors. We will now quickly fulfill our government mandate, because the world out there is not waiting for us. Nor is it waiting for long coalition talks and negotiations. We must now quickly become capable of action again,
Merz stated in a post on X, following his victory in the elections