gains for the Greens, successes for the Right – and a shrinking middle: The a enjoy the results of the European election, starts at the other the error analysis. In particular, climate protection, determines the reactions.
The European elections have changed the balance of power in the EU Parliament. For the first time since 1979, the two largest blocks could stand – the European people’s party (EPP) and the group of the social Democrats – without a majority.
In Germany, a lost especially the SPD votes. Party boss, Andrea Nahles wanted nothing to sugarcoat it. “The results we have seen are for the SPD is extremely disappointing,” she said. Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister, Olaf Scholz opposed demands for changes in the party leadership: “The call to the human consequences of further leads.”
the General Secretary of The SPD, Lars Klingbeil , called the election result for the SPD than devastating. In the ARD morning magazine, he said, there should now be no “More so”. “What we need now in the next few days of very intensive discussions. We need to draw conclusions from these election results.” The questions of climate protection and digitisation should respond to the SPD to regain confidence.
SPD parliamentary group Deputy Matthias Miersch looks at the party after the debacle now in the efforts for climate protection in the duty. “We see that the population the issue of climate protection at the very top. The SPD has made in the coalition agreement, the pressure for a climate protection act.” The former SPD-Chef Sigmar Gabriel told the “daily mirror”, it is “the existence of the SPD as a political force in Germany”.
Lars Klingbeil, SPD Secretary-General, to the poor performance of the SPD
tomorrow magazine, 27.05.2019
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