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Epitome of insecurity germanys minister for energy facing a crowd of protesting students drowned out by their shouting he turns back and snaps at his staff this was a terrible idea. Nearly 2 years in is the grand Coalition Just Getting Started or is it already on its way out how can the government think its getting everything right and yet have a reputation of getting it all wrong. Does the grand coalition have the capacity to deal with the pressing issues of our time. And come to have you could say that the s. P. D. N. C. D. Use current course is going to destroy our lives and our future. Why is distrust towards the government growing. Its c. D. U. Has suffered losses in s. P. D. Has dropped sharply. I know its just about time that its in our best interest that part of this place stay stand by. Last wednesday or lets leave the grand coalition. 2018 at the beginning was anything but magical negotiations for the Jamaica Coalition between the conservatives liberals and greens had failed and so the center left s. P. D. And the conservative c. D. U. C. S. U. Union decided to share power again they were worn out from endless disputes this case this is of course occurred a century that neither the s. P. D. Nor the c. D. U. Really wanted this grand coalition and its to do with this grand coalition was never grand from the beginning it was a union of election loses on those least issue but so i cant really say i was ever completely convinced by this government or that this was the right way to go he has been a few reason i know how much theyre suffering from this and that its not good for the s. P. D. Party to see but i find the fact that they stepped up because the other parties including my own hadnt managed to form a coalition quite honorable and have given to nobody wanted to do it but they did it anyway doesnt it and i suppose thats what you call public service. In the summer of 2018 horse to say whole foot became the prime mover in a crisis that nearly toppled the 3 month old government hed been opposing chancellor merkels refugee policies for years then he became interior minister and so board joint responsibility for those very same policies. You know i went to berlin at the chancellors request at the oh i could have gone directly from being the state premier of the very a into retirement. That instead of all things right from the start i became deeply embroiled with the chancellor over her migration policy since because for me personally it was a very troubling experience for me. Who would come out on top the chancellor or the interior minister they were squabbling over one seemingly small detail can refugees whove already registered in other e. U. Member states be turned away at germanys borders germans are surprised how divided the government is is by a shake up and it didnt happen as well in the parliamentary faction and the Party Leaders in bavaria as well as the members of parliament in berlin were all pushing me with resolutions its good though. I did nothing to enforce this idea of turning people away at the border even as a minister without approval of the chancellor or its minister only thats what i was called upon to do because those what the 04 though. It wasnt the coalition that was granted so much as the drama that ensued in berlin the c. D. U. Leadership to rally behind chancellor merkel and ready themselves for a falling out with their sister party seo 1st c. S. U. If need be. To help them and so we all stead into the abyss one possible consequence might have been a divide within the faction that would concede to you compete country line or in this area would this fight and this c. S. U. With a compete country wind with this 5 pm but i sat with my closest colleagues and we started preparing new elections how quickly could we nominate a candidate for chancellor gordon because how could we set up an election platform a program of a state then one of the parties made an astonishing about face not the c. D. U. But the smaller c. S. U. Behinds a whole year to get by until we had set out to defend the good idea of turning people away at the border if they had already claimed asylum in a different country. To those many in the party said it was the end of our credibility. Into it for as time passed i was left standing alone with just a few others. Everyone else had ducked out to go some shock good luck zeal for as a whole it was the one who was most intent on escalating the situation not everyone in his party and especially not the leading members who were willing to let that escalation come to a head they all applied the brakes while he was still charging full steam ahead and the end of credibility forced to say over announced his withdrawal from Public Office as both head of the c. S. U. Party and federal minister of the interior with the government be doomed without him i have announced that i will be stepping down from both of my offices effective within the next 3 days. On the 1st we must agree with the c. D. U. An interim measures and its right now 1st and theyre going to be. The next evening they hope for and chancellor merkel found some Common Ground after all. An xray hope for withdrew his resignation. This clear understanding enables me to remain in the office of federal minister of the interior building and community by to feel the compromise itself wasnt very interesting but although the government had fallen apart its reputation had been damaged would it ever recover. The s. P. D. Had watched this internal unraveling with bewilderment its going full commentary was worthy of an opposition party. Is a threat to europe and we will stand up to face that threat my dear comrades and nothing would get us. A government at risk of fizzling out before it had ever really taken off stuck between public animosities and officials trying to raise their profiles at the expense of their colleagues nerves were wearing thin. In the capital the tone grew harsher. That some of the government risks splitting yet again when a resident in 10 minutes was murdered allegedly by a syrian national. An angry mob gathered. Eyewitnesses spoke of attacks against anyone who looked foreign. Videos backing up their reports circulated throughout social media. We will not stand for this kind of ganging up and hunting down of people who look different or have different origins or the attempt to spread hatred in the streets and even hint then out of the blue the head of germanys Security Services piped up and caused an uproar by contradicting the governments in an interview with the build tabloid leading to professor the federal office for constitutional protection has no reliable evidence that such manhunts took place its not a 9 to its wouldnt there have been plenty of evidence many recruits had been made. To the police and had even been passed on. That made it all the more surprising that he claims there hadnt been any kind of manhunt. Instead of punishing germanys head of Domestic Intelligence the government decided to promote him out of office. It was a convenient bureaucratic compromise. Mr mahsud will transfer here to this ministry as state secretary in charge of security. Solutions hypertension i dont have the best decision to make mr moss and state secretary was the only time we called to quit the coalition with it in august to cost a quarter to go for the top and it was so symbolic of what seemed like all of the insanity this coalition at times came up with but the mood was clear this was a red line up of us here in a bunch but the whole thing looked odd the chancellor had misread her country sentiments in which president foghat looking back i realize that when coming to last tuesdays decision i was too focused on the functionality and procedures of the interior ministry. I didnt take into account enough what truly moves people and rightly so when they hear about a promotion i regret that i let that happen. But mohsen on the other hand was not sorry he doubled down over the internet of the Intelligence Agency he ranted about a supposed conspiracy against him and was sacked but the 2 consecutive affairs had joined the publics faith in the governing parties and severely tarnished its leaders reputations and to make matters worse 2 crucial state elections were coming up. After weeks of chaos in berlin voters would have a chance to penalize their government for its behavior. Just to do this b. S. Levy has 12 percent of the votes whats at stake here as well its very clear that we need to redouble our efforts. To see that after this is your 1st state election as head of the s. P. D. Whats at stake for you nothing itll come. Pump little earthquake has shaken the varia c. S. U. Has lost in a landslide 35. 5 percent and the partys worst result in nearly 60 years and the s. P. D. Is down by half. It with my good evening ladies and gentlemen this is a very bad outcome for the s. P. D. But its also a very bad outcome for all the main causes. 2 weeks later both parties suffer the next devastating blow and the state has a. Deed city and has in the c. D. O. Gathered only 28 percent down by 10 points the s. P. D. Achieved its worst results nationwide 20 percent down 10 points. Pressured by her party the c. D. U. Leader decided to tackle the consequences head on of the nice in one spot that the next c. B. D. Of has a convention in hamburg this december i will not run for the position as head of gemini see the year. Also this 4th term of office would be my last as chancellor of the federal republic of germany. It was the end of an era but who would take her place remained unclear. Merkels decision laid bare the deep crisis the popular parties found themselves in. Citizens were losing patience with her cautious leadership style and all its compromises. The keys are there folks but the crisis the popular parties are experiencing is dramatic but i dont think it will be easy to reverse anytime soon because people are yearning for a new leadership style and im more and not zenon. The c. D. U. Did what it could to stem the tide and hold its nose dive and hamburg the party celebrated its convention with all the usual part of the regal imagery was a facade behind the scenes even a split in the party was no longer out of the question. In the end on a that comp card and bauer beat her rivals free to take math and yes spawn but only just. From then on the c. D. O. Revolved around 2 centers of power. The transition of power within the c. S. U. Party might not have been a spectacular but it wounded the incumbent rivals pride years of power struggles had taken their toll and yet forced as a whole for and his successor Marcus Souter struggled to put on a show of harmony nonetheless. Thank you. But many problems that the government had shied away from tackling were now forcing their way to the 4. Plans were made to phase out coal fired power stations by 2038. But the young demonstrators who took to the streets each friday werent satisfied with their governments steps to address climate change. Too little too late. The government was stunned. And so i let us talk with us today youd notice. Then they laughed at us how does it was now that they are actually taking it seriously politicians have noticed they really do have to talk to us in india look and by spring it was clear the government was out of its depth the Youth Movement would not be appeased with cosmetic gestures this isnt a time for its not like we can just flip a switch energy needs to be readily available around the clock even when the sun isnt shining or the wind blowing is coming and nobody could in all honesty deny that there are and worse certain deficits and sent there are ya yes of course this isnt just about the climate its also about land use in the extinction of species. These are things people care deeply about chief keef in the seal of the mansion and we had overlooked that to say. The thirtys struggle to realign themselves but 1st they had to deal with the trauma of their past as the s. P. D. Turned its back on get hard sure does agenda 2010 reforms the c. D. U. Under calm Current Power tried taking a careful step away from merkels open refugee policies. But would that be enough. Results for the main tapia parties c. D. U. C. S. U. An s. P. D. I think lining from one election to the next and i think that we have to use the green party a setting a new agenda. Includes and always said grand coalitions were an exception to the room because the parties were so powerful there would be no opposition well thats not completely wrong it no longer encapsulates the entire problem because the grand coalition has become emblematic of political status. How easy is it to throw in secure ruling parties off balance. It took a 26 year old you tube or from aachen just one video. This is video of a kind this video wont be some boring political video this is going to be a destruction video not because im trying to destroy anyone but because the facts indicate that the c. D. U. Is singlehandedly destroying itself its reputation and its election outcomes. Decisions on how and when to react when they demand is incredibly hectic schedules fire to the people involved basically had just fallen. Minutes between campaign if here insist to cool each other than that and if were not was fundamentally wrong. We should have responded to the video immediately. And that the i think it wouldnt even have mentioned how he reacted as long as we had done. To him the sit in the foot mission and he needs an initiative by more than 26000. 00 german scientists. D. D. I didnt even know we had that many scientists and they all say the s. P. D. N. C. T. Use current course is far too slow and if we dont make drastic changes not small changes drastic changes and then the future of young generations and all the following generations is at risk i for. A european Parliamentary Campaign meeting for the e. P. P. Party which both the c. D. U. And c. S. U. Are part of the. Reasons video has already gotten 8000000 hits but not all the candidates were impressed did you watch results you tube video i honestly know i didnt really know what do you think about all the fuss over. You but its exaggerated. On the European Campaign trail in germany merkel made only one appearance it was as if her own party were no longer of any relevance to her. That prominently must become the strongest polity and europe so that money can become president of the European Commission. But even while merkel spoke a joint video by several well known you tubers was unleashing the next stories and this is an open letter a statement from a notch times of the you tube the community the e. U. Elections are this weekend and its important to go vote that is according to any risk hierarchy of the possible destruction of our planet obviously has top priority experts clearly state that the course taken by the c. D. U. C. S. U. In s. P. D. Is totally wrong so we call upon you all dont vote for the c. D. U. C. S. U. Or the s. P. D. Is pretty. Calm calm bauer and miracle were caught off guard. As miracle was. Handing over the reins they had expected attacks from all sides from Coalition Members or even party insiders. But from a bunch of you tubers. Assumption many just couldnt comprehend it because they had grown up in an entirely different media landscape one where politicians are delighted if they land a great quote on the front page of the front with a ill give mine a daily paper but cant fathom the idea that an entirely new type of media capable of causing a tectonic shift is developing always this affected your. Case for choices all id certainly say is cost us some Percentage Points and put said into but i dont know if thats 1. 00 or 3 percent i just know it hit us to. The m. P. C. To the c. D. U. Has dropped sharply to 22 percent c. Is c. S. C. Is lands a little higher than last election at 6 percent but overall the losses are devastating the s. P. D. Nosediving to 15. 5 percent since their grief we see the result of experience lately have been very disappointing for the s. P. D. The impact of the fridays for future marches and results video was clear in the 2980 well actually an unusually high amount of german voters chose the green party. The outcome of the european elections pushed the s. P. D. Into despair had they become a party for just Senior Citizens the new cd you leader also had her back against the wall with pressure mounting from all sides when she made an announcement that sounded like a threat. If i could states issue looking at the issue of incitement the question arises what rules apply in the analog realm and which rules apply to the digital ground and. This is a fundamental question that we need to talk to the hilt and thats why we will pursue this debate very aggressively on catastrophic. It did not but the entire response. Was so hopeless thats all and i dont want to hear about it anymore it was completely hopeless. Horse who was hopeless. Put the everybody on our spawn did. Not know me just want me to mention names to lights and nice fires. But even so i thinking of comcast and then the 2 parties tried to respond with videos of their owners who. Buy one from the c. D. U. And then a little later one from the c. S. U. This none of it did any good. Reports about her poor Crisis Management skills severely tarnished the new Party Leaders reputation following results video she didnt seem up to her job even allies within her party show displeasure this letter does it for us and i suppose its something that hasnt passed by me without leaving a mark on me personally what does that mean this comment well you can see it in the opinion polls and you can also tell by the discussions within the policy. He put naturally each policy and the cd even particular once a leader they know they can rely on who wont make any mistakes. The fog of the country from the us and that was a mistake in the policy sense that we decide to put your heart and stick with the s. P. D. Was also channeling its frustrations in work after the disastrous Election Results party leader and the panelists was in a critical situation her own Party Comrades began to openly question her the tensions were threatening to culminate in a putsch. The pressure was enormous in the weeks leading up to the european elections there was a new headline every day sometimes the rivals fought out in the open sometimes they were made out of sight. It was everywhere in plain sight harsh tones tempers flaring and the like oh im going to be god keeps me so and this is not what i wanted but today ive decided to grab the bull by the horns passed it suits her style instead of assuring herself of the tight majority behind closed doors she said shed fight things on the open and wouldnt shy away from confrontation with this new she was challenging her critics to speak up there but they didnt get looked like an attempt to let her drive herself off a cliff youre too. Exhausted it was the end of her political career. Wouldnt talk a good day i have just stepped down from the s. P. Dave and from office. Not by. All that was left behind were bruised emotions and a power vacuum that could overwhelm even a seasoned politician. The man who trail man when a cheesy or maybe even both together will handle business in the interim dont they trust you to do it is vital for legal advice chancellor and finance minister it would be completely inappropriate for me to take over like this i wouldnt have the time and it wouldnt work with ordinary Party Leadership either so well and you dont want to leave the s. P. D. Long no i dont think its manageable in combination with the office of minister of finance we tried he took office. And so bewildered the s. P. D. Floundered its way through the summer who would take over as its new leader. Of the you were interested but most were not. And then suddenly all of shorts came up with enough time to campaign after all so this means you have to have this i took the mockery of the s. P. D. In the storm of criticism over the process of finding a new candidate very much to heart. See akin to the it folded ive been a social democrat since i was 17 years old. And i found the situation so unbearable that i decided to revise my previous decision to be a tough disapprobation minded and shy i dont. Think i could find enough time from being the minister of finance to lead the s. P. D. And to even manage an Election Campaign she was the 1st credibility trap has shots will get into. These personnel debates kept the coalition busy for weeks if not months as chancellor merkel continued to stay out of the limelight observers started asking if she was still in charge at all. Her public silence on the pressing issues of the time was resoundingly. Merkel is very skilled when it comes to power plays. But although she managed to get on the line appointed as president of the European Commission she failed to install un schon into found alliance former post as defense minister. In fact merkels and compound powers reshuffling of power was fraught with risks. This incident enough after wed agreed on it wasnt a fund and i and we still had to continue to Work Together without too much disruption of unit the other 2 forts a few in this kind of course one thats when i was in if i would enter the cabinet because they were differing positions and various tensions between the posse and the state associations was it too and when we were in the apartheid you thought it over carefully because i knew that it would be a question of credibility. But after considering all the circumstances i decided that it was all actually down to the boss so i would do it. But months earlier while she was still campaigning for the Party Leadership compound our had actually said something rather different. These apartheids kaante deserves to be led by someone for him it is all a matter of the heart under no circumstances should we give the impression that this office is merely being used as a castle called into the next government post that would be absolutely face a ladies and gentlemen down would tell. Many were surprised that they hope for stayed on as interior minister and miracles cabinet. But he seemed to have had a change of heart as to how to deal with refugees and was now seeking a european solution that would save refugees from drowning in the mediterranean. That. They have got. This small mention for them if they could but it is everyones duty to save people from drowning if you give them all things you are missing from this with this do. You feel i think we need to see to it that we continue to provide this humanitarian aid without creating a pull effect it is. Clear if it falls to us lets explain it doesnt really he had started talking the way medical always had she too had always sought an International Solution or a bilateral german turkish one and now it was if he had arrived on the same page as medical as a member of her cabinet. But the Coalition Parties were still in trouble. In western germany they were losing voters to the green party in the east they were losing to the far right a. F. D. In the state elections in saxony and brandenburg exit polls were causing a wave of consternation even before the voting booth said closed. In the end the c. D. U. And s. P. D. Both slid back even more but still managed to hold on to power in their respective states. Which of course im pleased for 6 were between 26 and 28 percent and brendan versions and the a d. Is between 21 and 23 percent. And at one point we were at 17 percent in brandenburg in saxony the d. Is a 2627 percent of the gap is clear were at 78 percent and. Yet the secretary general of the c. D. U. C. S. U. And s. P. D. Parties kept clinging on to the grand coalition at the federal level because they knew that fresh elections might see them slip even further one thing was certain the large parties were shrinking while some of the smaller parties kept growing. Didnt have the popular parties nowadays we need to invent of they are crucial to germany success in this shrinking his dizzying it lets move on to mr king and testify that having a stable government serves germany well when we look at our european neighbors when we see how unstable other countries are than germany really profits from the stable government we have and i say that despite all the criticism one might have for the current government and i can think of a thing or 2 as well. Come fall the government gave itself a stellar rating after tough negotiations they had reached a compromise on the basic old age pension and loudly celebrated their success. Weve achieved a number of social improvements for families for children weve raised housing in student benefits and immigration bill for skilled with his were investing millions in digitalize ing schools. Weve tied up the migration of policies from the basic pension weve got in the blue rolling for digitalisation in the economic sector. Weve set up a huge housing program. Weve also gotten the right to return from. Part time to full time jobs off the ground it often be. Tougher because we saw to it that child benefits were great along with child supplements for working parents with low income gaps to get. Good help with these as we did without the climate package and yet when it came to the one topic that had brought people out on of the streets around the globe the governments response seemed at best feeble. Although it had announced sweeping reforms the scant measures they managed to agree upon convinced neither the pundits nor the protestors millions demonstrated americal half heartedly defended the climate package. Thats the difference between politics and science and impatient young people but its politics is about whats possible. Yes. Well deciding whether to remain in government or join the opposition the s. P. D. Spent half a year looking for a new leaders at 23. 00 regional conferences. Each time lots were drawn for the order in which the candidates would appear. What about the grand coalition is the sequel in my view the grand coalition has no future and is not able to create a future from con men time and in Party Members are tired of defending compromises that turn out to be nothing new in this specially now with the new climate compromise. The s. P. D. Continued its downward spiral in opinion polls and was now fighting for its survival whether or not its new leadership plan to stay in the grand coalition could seal its fate. Last let us leave the grand coalition of the remaining 2 years wouldnt be worth us risking the last bit of credibility our party has. Done for us to question the end of. Issue of i mean im not ashamed of the fact that the s. P. D. Is a party that is ready to take responsibility for our country. Yet while the Election Campaign might have seemed to electrify Top Party Officials the voter base remained on him. Crest and the s. P. D. Continue to spiral downwards. In the runoff the campaign was reduced to being for or against the grand coalition. Even then the debate threatened to split the party in 2. But at the following state election the grand Coalition Parties only played a supporting role. In turning in the c. D. U. Suffered severe losses and ended at just 22 percent the left party went up slightly to 30 percent the s. P. D. Lost out and is now down to 8 percent but the a. F. D. Captured 23 percent which is an immense gain. The left party had won the vote followed by the a. F. P. Which was gathered around a right wing extremist. The musty and stale air will be cleared out my friends and we will keep on taking back our country. Simi our general secretary of the c. D. U. Still believed his party was firmly rooted in the center of society. But after the touring and debacle it became clear that the center of society actually was. Pretty pretty to shim it is the us this is a turning point for the moderate Political Center of the lot as a seat for the 1st time it was been able to form a government without either the left party or the a. F. D. To be honest i simply couldnt imagine that in the past and in fact but today it happened for the 1st time as if the modest native of it might not be representative of what has happened in a state like tooling and defied. That evening c. D. U. Asked itself the question the s. P. D. Had struggled with in the spring of 2018 should it go against its convictions and form a coalition. Of the c. D. U. Find Common Ground with a party that remains on willing to acknowledge that east germany was an unjust nation on its own not on a coalition with the left party nor with the f. T. Its and were seeing a difficult situation entering and we have to decide what a government might look like in my eyes hes trying to take cover and shirk responsibility i consider that a difficult situation all. The battered center parties were now sandwiched between the left and far right. And all at once the c. D. U. Didnt know where to go would it a band in its principles or abandon power. That night hardly anyone was paying attention to the s. P. D. That same week the grand coalition was rocked by yet another fierce dispute perhaps the most dangerous to date. Turkey launched attacks into Northern Syria once again thousands of refugees were forced to flee. In berlin the government and party brass gathered for talks. When they touched upon the issue of syria the new defense minister was noticeably quiet. The following day she surprised both the nation and her Coalition Partners with the new initiative. Is this i propose that we create an internationally monitored safety zone involving turkey and involving russia. And when and how did you learn about on a great trump card in bowers proposal does it need turn issued a 1st became known on public television. Then this one then comes when it comes to come back saying i says this would of course be a zone where the military would play a role in this outing pis a fetus. And defining this approach does not match the expectations one should have of proper government im often dishes be given shambles and assault and might i add that this is a big country until this is here my call system creates responsibility for the boy in despair at armed forces is not a matter that should be taken lightly loaded like to showtime is going to kill you in stocks on compound times column vows latest move was clearly an act of sabotage against the grand coalition. It wasnt a publicist and it was an intentional disruption one directed in essence against her Coalition Partners i really do believe the pressure had mounted to the point that she thought something had to give that the grand coalition couldnt continue the way it was cut i believe she wanted to drive the speed that out of the coalition and i think she was relentless about it. Before with. The s. P. D. Felt snubbed. In honor of all places the foreign minister retaliated. Because everywhere we go were told the proposal isnt realistic. Thats why weve taken the time to deal with the topics that are important for the people in syria now and yet. The coalition was now wrangling publicly on the international stage. Where the parties working with or against each other. This also we saw the foreign minister travel to turkey and comment on the domestic debate in germany along with his turkish colleague mchugh talked among them its im true i personally have never experienced anything like that and i honestly hadnt thought it was possible. I was always the false minutes they way the foreign minister acted during his trip to turkey was simply outrageous that to stand that it wasnt close to what happened there all i can say about the grand coalition and ive always been very cautious in my judgment is that its over and. Just imagine once come cuddle up i throw this on and and have known each other for a long time. And respect each other and if not even they can manage to stick together and try to stabilize the government then the whole foundation is gone you will don is just thats one number and pick. Then in the fall of 2019 the pressure mounted even further after its electoral flop and touring in the c. D. U. Went through the same crisis the s. P. D. Had previously. The party leader was facing open opposition as you could see in the life of the federal chair as well as the head of the young union have posed the question of leadership and whoever thinks this question needs to be answered now at this full well have an opportunity to do it at the policy conventions. For nearly 6 months comp con by. Or had tried unsuccessfully to clamp down on her rivals on the partys french now fade to peak matts was moving into attack not just the chance for but also the party leader. Trying to speak to the federal government looks just terrible and i cant imagine this style of governing germany will last another 2 years until the end of the legislation period in 2021 that these 2 indeed these of ill tell you what it is and its just not possible dusky and for finished. At the convention the party leader trying to defuse the tense situation but instead revealed just how desperate she really was after just one year in office. I knew that my insight just if you believe that this conflict i want to take with you is not the part you think is right then lets speak as me about its mission no less and let us end this here and now it. May be the tide would turn after all maybe even sooner than expected. A week later the s. P. D. Was busy counting votes in its leadership runoff 6 months of searching for a new leader had come to a close. An hour before the results were announced it started to seem as if this could be a critical perhaps even historic moment. Tipping deep into time ive watched this Party Struggle with itself time and again we fought out a number of conflicts in the public eye at 6 pm the struggle will be over to a certain degree this is this is something that needs to be settled once and for all not only for the sake of the s. P. D. But for the entire country thats why its good that this is finally being decided just sits in china and. And the winner was the candidates in favor of leaving the grand coalition. Those in favor of staying including finance minister last would thats. Well the end of his career. The newly elected Party Leaders are sus gascon a nor bad boy. It was a decision that could break the coalition maybe it was even intended to but why is public feeling against the grand coalition as my. Because weve all seen how the s. P. D. Has exhausted itself in the grand coalition. And again the party has presented a number of proposals for and has made a lot happen you mentioned but people obviously dont believe that this could lead to a social democratic country in the long run well tell you more conscious. Of the world dont believe after just 20 months the governing coalition of the 2 main parties has been deeply shaken new elections would pose a huge threat to them perhaps the government will break apart soon or perhaps it wont but if the grand coalition keeps going at all that it wont be out of conviction but for lack of any better alternative. By. Helping people help themselves to fight for unjust society. To lift themselves out of poverty these are the goals of coping international for more than 50 years the catholic social organisation has supported selfhelp for the small one. Coping international. 90 minutes on t w. Im sure that it was. In support. Of all. The debris books. But as you see when i arrived here i slept with 6 people in a room. It was hard i was fair. I even got white hair. Language and not enough this gets me to go but you need to interact lets say you want to know their story muslims fighting and reliable information for migrants. This is news coming to you live from berlin more than 13000 dead and a 1000000 displaced the conflict in east in the east of ukraine has been going on for 5 years today for the 1st time russian president Vladimir Putin will meet his ukrainian counterpart in paris to try to revive talks to end the fighting also coming up prodemocracy rallies in hong kong trawled the biggest crowds in months organizers Say Something 800000. 00 people took part in the citys scene