This is a clear signal that the Social Democrats are the main party of the center-left and will remain so. |
This is a sober marriage of convenience. |
This is an attempt to discredit the policies of Gerhard Schroeder, policies that were right. |
This is not a love match but a very sober marriage of convenience. |
We can't continue to look on, when there are entire sectors where there are wages that don't provide a secure livelihood. |
We grew up under dictatorship, wanted democracy and were quickly given responsibility. That sharpens the view for risks, but also for chances. |
We need this togetherness in all of Germany to solve the problems standing before us. |
We want negotiations on building a government to move ahead swiftly. |
We want the negotiations on forming a new government to proceed quickly. |
We want to use these four years to make Germany stronger for the future. |
We're not going to have four years of election campaigning. On the contrary, we'll limit that to the last few months before the election in 2009. |
What we are undertaking here is no love affair, that is very clear. |