COMMENT -green-dark red government is spared the Germans

The party alliance that has ruled Berlin for five years will not be transferable to the rest of the republic – despite all left-wing reveries. That is a reason to be happy – even if it is still completely open what will come about instead.

Wahlverliererin: Janine Wissler, Co-Vorsitzende der Linkspartei.

Loser: Janine Wissler, Co-Chair of the Left Party.

Hannibal Hanschke / Reuters

Let’s start with what has not changed in Germany on Sunday: Berlin remains the capital of state failure. Due to mixed up ballot papers for the also newly elected city parliament, there were delays and invalid votes in a number of polling stations. Elsewhere, the ballot papers ran out and the supplies did not arrive on time because of the marathon, which was unfortunately set for this Sunday. “Dit is Berlin”, was how many citizens commented laconically on the situation. This is how you could put it if it were funny. But such a failure on election day isn’t funny. This is actually unbelievable.

And with that to the good news of the evening: The red-green-dark red The government alliance that has ruled Berlin for five years will not be transferable to the rest of the republic – despite all the left-wing dreams of the three parties. For such a worst-case coalition, the required majority of seats in the national parliament is missing.

4.9 percent for the most radical left force

And that is due to the weakness of the most radical left Power in the German party system. After a result of 9.2 percent four years ago, the Left Party only got 4.9 percent this year (it will only continue to be represented in the Bundestag because it was able to win three direct mandates and in that case the “basic mandate clause” applies: The party moves into parliament with the number of MPs that corresponds to its second vote result).

But would the alternatives to red-green-dark red be an asset for the country? Both the Union and the SPD can try to lead coalitions with the Greens and the FDP. From a liberal perspective, one might be tempted to prefer the Jamaica model to the SPD-led traffic light. After all, the Union and the FDP both want a more efficient state and less bureaucracy for the economy, and both have ruled out tax increases. At the traffic lights, two left-wing parties who stand for the opposite could pinch the liberals.

However, coalition negotiations can only be planned to a limited extent. And the will of the SPD to send the CDU and CSU into the opposition after 16 years in power is very strong. Who knows, maybe Olaf Scholz will come so far towards the FDP in the end that the total compromises are more convincing than what Armin Laschet could negotiate with the Greens.

Laschet’s negotiating position is weak

Because that much is certain: Annalena Baerbock’s dream of the Chancellery may have imploded, but the result of her party is according to the previous projections stronger than ever. Your party base will have corresponding expectations of you and Robert Habeck to negotiate a coalition agreement that is greener than any before. And if anyone is in a weak negotiating position, it is Armin Laschet, who probably gave his party the worst election result in history.

Certainly, this crash is not entirely his fault. The outgoing Chancellor bears a large part of the responsibility for this. Angela Merkel left behind a gutted and tired CDU. Others would also have failed in their attempt to turn it into a powerful party again within a few months. But that’s spilled milk. Merkel will not be sitting at the negotiating table. Laschet must try to save what can be saved. And because, as is well known, he does not have a “return ticket” to North Rhine-Westphalia, if he does, he will have to go very far towards the Greens. Would what would come out of this as a compromise would really be better for the country in the end than the aforementioned traffic light?

The not so small parties FDP and Greens have the SPD and CDU (plus CSU) parties in hand until further notice. The weeks will be troubled. Hopefully it won’t be months again.

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