If people want the future, we have made them an offer. |
if we offer these countries an economic perspective. |
If you add the union (the Christian Democratic Union and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union) and FDP (the free-market liberal Free Democratic Party), you get a majority of 1.2 million votes over red-green, |
In my view, these are the areas that in the exploratory talks must be agreed in order for me to recommend coalition discussions. |
In Spain the planning process takes five or six years but in Germany 15 or 20 years, ... Planning laws must be streamlined. |
Is our country doing better than it was seven years ago? Is there higher growth? Is unemployment lower? If you answer all the questions with yes, I think it is obvious who you will be voting for. |
It goes without saying that difficult discussions remain ahead of us, but we will conduct them with optimism, determination and a bit of joy that voters have chosen us for this job, |
It is not just meeting the ... criteria - this is a question of justice for the future, ... For me it is a question of destiny. |
It makes no sense to complain about China and India because their people are so hard-working. |
It shouldn't be a taboo in Germany either, |
It was a great joy to see the Holy Father. We are all very proud to have a German Pope. |
It wasn't good, I know, |
It will be possible to form a stable constellation that will keep Germany on its reform path for four years. |
It's a difficult process and it makes me sad, ... But on the other hand it doesn't make sense to show too much of this because it would only be seen as crocodile tears. |
It's an utter disappointment, |