It’s crunching again in the traffic light government: The Greens don’t want to do the same as the FDP. It’s all about money, not just basic child security or the “Growth Opportunities Act”. Nevertheless, the coalition wants to stay together.
“It’s not always easy when three parties have to govern together.” And they must. Christian Lindner and the others who had planned so much. They wanted and also thought they could. But now it says: you have to. Zoff and Zank characterize the must-coalition. The Green family minister publicly stops an FDP law that the chancellor’s minister from the SPD had quickly put on the agenda of the federal cabinet.
“I’m a bit like the caretaker of the government, so I make sure that everything runs as smoothly as possible. Sometimes, as we can see, it doesn’t always work.” In fact, that doesn’t always work. Caretaker Wolfgang Schmidt therefore has a lot to do with caretakers, not only because of the basic child security and the “Growth Opportunities Act” with tax breaks for companies.
Everyone wants to support the economy and get children out of poverty, but they go different ways. That’s why there has been a bang in the last few days – again, says the Green parliamentary group leader Katharina Dröge. “This traffic light certainly won’t win the prize for the best communication.”
Controversy overshadows success
In fact, the traffic light does not present itself as worthy of an award. Controversy superimposes successes, which certainly exist: above all in the energy sector, in the expansion of renewable energies. But that is drowned out by the general roar of the traffic lights, in which only one person rules silently, even though his word is required: the Federal Chancellor. “We will not change anything about the fact that we are making all the important decisions bit by bit so that our country has a good future,” said Olaf Scholz.
And important decisions have yet to be made. Climate change is progressing, the economy is weakening, there is a shortage of workers – many conflicting issues about immigration and asylum. And then it’s always about the money.
The Greens are shaking the debt brake. A nogo for Christian Lindner. Robert Habeck also wants to make electricity cheaper for industry. The finance minister is against it. With so much dissent, the question almost arises as to whether it would not be better to govern with someone else than to govern at a traffic light. “If my party is now with another party that starts with C, I tell you, I’m already behind me, it’s also difficult,” says Lindner.
Scholz: “Talk only when understandings have succeeded”
And difficult, it will probably remain. Doesn’t have to be, but could. And that wouldn’t be so dramatic if the conflicts weren’t always played out in public. “Even if the rating and the public communication give cause for further improvement, the results are still presentable or, where there are compromises, at least justifiable.”
Further results should be presented after the exam in Meseberg, if possible presentable or at least responsible. “And perhaps one or the other will then get used to not speaking until agreements have been reached,” said the Chancellor. It’s not always easy when three parties have to govern together.