“Bitter results” – the first votes for the 2021 federal election

Berlin / Düsseldorf The first projections of the federal election show a close race between the SPD and the Union. The Greens are the third force, but have fallen far short of expectations. There was joy in the FDP, which can improve its 2017 result. The left, on the other hand, has crashed and has to worry about entering the Bundestag. It is still unclear who will rule the country. The voices from politics and business:

CDU General Secretary Paul Ziemiak shows himself sobered: “These are bitter results, you can’t gloss over that either”. But there is a chance of a government led by the Union: “There is the possibility of a future coalition made up of CDU / CSU, Greens and FDP.” CDU candidate for chancellor Armin Laschet said: “We cannot be satisfied with the result. We want to form a federal government under the leadership of the Union. “

SPD labor minister Hubertus Heil spoke of a “grandiose success of the SPD”, the citizens had issued Olaf Scholz a vote of confidence. “The SPD has the government mandate. We want Olaf Scholz to become Chancellor, ”he emphasized the party’s view of the election.

The Greens are not entirely satisfied. The party leader commented with “braked foam” Robert Habeck the result. “We have grown significantly,” said the federal manager of the Greens, Michael Kellner. However, since the party was unable to achieve its election goal, he could not really be happy about the result because of the high expectations. The party must see “what lessons we can learn from it”.

Kubicki: “We want to co-govern”

The FDP does not yet want to comment on possible coalitions: “Today is not the time to talk about coalitions,” said FDP General Secretary Volker Wissing. The Deputy Federal Chairman of the Free Democrats Wolfgang Kubicki but clarified the party’s claim: “We want to participate in government. We are ready for talks, ”emphasized Kubicki on ARD.

Proponents of the FDP’s participation in government are also found outside the parties. professor Klaus FischerThe owner of the Fischer group said in the evening that the FDP needed it as a “corrective between the CDU and the Greens” in a Jamaica coalition. “Hopefully this would not worsen the difficult situation for us as a medium-sized family company,” said Fischer.

Left party distances itself from red-green-red

The Left Party worries about its entry into the Bundestag. “This is a heavy blow for us. We made a lot of mistakes, ”gave Susanne Hennig-Wellsow, the deputy federal chairman of the party too. “We are fighting for the five percent,” added federal manager Jörg Schindler on Sunday evening in Berlin. In 2017, the left received 9.2 percent.

“A government contract looks really different,” said the first parliamentary manager, Jan Korte, the Handelsblatt. First of all, the Left Party must come back to the Bundestag. “I hope so, I tremble and will have a few beers on it first,” said Korte. All other debates would be misplaced in such a devastating election defeat.

CSU regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt showed himself ready for talks for the formation of a government. “There are different coalition options that are now possible,” said the CSU top candidate.

Relief for entrepreneurs

The poor performance of the Left Party brought relief to the Association of Family Entrepreneurs: “Red-Red-Green would have been a worst-case scenario for the future of Germany as an industrial location. It is a very good sign for stability that red-red-green is apparently is not an option. This is what we family entrepreneurs have made strong, ”said the association president Reinhold von Eben-Worlée on Sunday evening.

He hopes that both the Greens and the FDP will be involved in the next federal government: “A climate protection policy could emerge from yellow and green that actually saves CO2 emissions in a market economy and not only makes renewable energies more expensive in a planned economy.”

It looks similar too Martin Herrenknecht, CEO of the tunnel construction company Herrenknecht: “First of all, it’s good that red-red-green is obviously off the table. Otherwise it remains tight at the top, there is no real winner in the federal election in 2021. So there is enough leeway for common sense and a coalition of progress and modernization. Only with a strong agenda for the future will Germany and its citizens become real winners. “

Rapid government formation required

IG Metall District Manager Baden-Württemberg, Roman Zitzelsberger wins major challenges for the next government: “Whoever governs in the end must think climate protection and sustainable industrial policy together and must not forget the social component.

It is important to stabilize the industrial location and expand climate protection and thus ensure secure and sustainable jobs. For this, companies and the public sector have to invest massively, a labor market policy that accompanies the change is required, and the burdens have to be distributed fairly. “

There shouldn’t be a month-long hang-out, says the chairman of the executive board of the Federal Association of Energy and Water Management (BDEW), Kerstin Andreae. “We need a coalition for climate protection and the energy transition as soon as possible. Regardless of which coalition it will be in the end, every new government has to act quickly. ”In view of the goals and requirements of the German Climate Protection Act and the“ Fit for 55 ”package of the European Union, this is essential.

“Now it is a matter of forming a future-oriented, actionable and reform-oriented federal government from what is not an easy election result,” said the federal managing director of the medium-sized business association BVMW, Markus Jerger, the Reuters news agency. Above all, companies need planning security. “Germany as a business location cannot afford to form a government again that dragged on over the course of months,” warned Jerger.

The President of the Federal Association of German Start-ups, Christian Miele, has called for the formation of a government quickly, despite the tight projections. “We need a new federal government quickly and no lengthy exploratory and negotiation phases,” Miele told Handelsblatt. After the election it should now be: “Look ahead and tackle the issues.”

The construction sites with a view to start-ups and digitization are huge. In the first 100 days, the new federal government should launch a comprehensive “start-up strategy”. “The focus is on the topics of talent, capital and fair competition,” explained the entrepreneur.
With agency material

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