Percent in the last a year later with just fourteen percent. That shows how quickly things can change. Yes i can handle it i know approval cant windell rapidly but that you can regain trust with hard work and Voting ResultsArent Permanent Approval rates. Thats what youre working on right now you just came back from the s. P. D. Is regional conference where the partys member vote between government or opposition was discussed what was the mood like i think towards the Party Leadership it was fairly cautious but it was more positive regarding the Coalition Agreement there was substantive debate on the points we had negotiated with the Christian Democratic UnionEverybody Knows that seventy percent of the agreement has the s. P. D. Signature and that is met with a lot of support not for everything apart for about ninety percent and they know we can keep these promises we currently have trust issues with the s. P. D. Leadership and that includes me im aware of it and know it needs to change. First
everybody knew that right from the onset thats how it was the last time too and i think we social democrats a living democracy in its purest form for its members and some kind of voting cackle. Each has a right to vote just like me and im sure many new members are going to stay a long while. Not only young people who joined the age group is very diverse there are plenty who want to vote in favor of the coalition because they think the agreement is good but i want the country to have a stable s. P. D. Party. Is vital to this country. Is to think that everyone expects the vote to be close what happens if the s. P. D. Rejects the Coalition Agreement will it sink further towards ten percent is this the path to political suicide. To vote yes and im completely focused on that one go i dont even consider it going any other way just like the german football team
in russia certainly Isnt Thinking About what would happen if they are eliminated in the very first matches theyre focused on winning and when they focus theyll succeed. Former party leader sharping said a no vote could be fatal to the party. Yes i am sure this is a decisive Turning Point for our party as well as for all of germany. This is the most important vote since it was founded. The first time you were voted into parliament was in one nine hundred ninety eight. Was entirely different. Became the chancellor and you travel to bonn instead staying in the buddhist any longer than twelve years just makes you soft in the head youve now been there for twenty years has your hypothesis proven itself. No i think the only thing you proved was that twelve years can seem like an eternity when youre twenty two or it was pure chance that i was elected to the bundestag i just decided to run in my own electoral
district where the s. P. D. Had never won before i wanted to show that there were still young people engaged in shaping democracy but i never would have expected to get elected. For years you were the financial expert and now as a right hand man the current faction leader. You have all these other topics as well is this huge responsibility intimidating. I certainly respected yes but im not intimidated and ive known my colleagues for many years i might still be one of the youngest but within the faction ive served longer than most. A big part of organizing a party is faction is to have a sense for how your colleagues think and feel and to be able to inspire them to go along in decisions and prepare them for it. So theyre still considering that yes i respect that very much. Respect for there are topics im not very well versed in yet such as domestic and foreign policies but im working on it. Yes but even
so yesterday wants to reinvent itself you practically have to reinvent yourself too with this much larger and heavier responsibility that only works when you come to understand what happened in the past do you personally have any explanation for how martin shorts could drop in his Approval Ratings from one hundred percent as the party leader to just twenty point five percent as a candidate for the chancellorship. To begin with i wouldnt ever wish for one hundred percent approval rates for anybody because it makes the burden they must bear too heavy and the expectations to fulfill them too high. Will probably need a long time to restore its previous strength and i dont mean forty something im talking about shooting for thirty percent approval rate. Thats what it takes to be a decisive force in germany to be a serious choice when it comes to electing a chancellor. If you had kept your word from back then when you were first elected into parliament you would have left a long time ago would have become
a bank clerk and by now moved up the Bank Director youd have a quiet job plenty of time for your family lots of things would have been different. Yes they were you have preferred that you know i wouldnt have i made a conscious decision to enter the bundestag and its an exhausting job but also the challenge is exciting and different every day its a big responsibility and a big honor. And its never boring i think thats the best way to describe ones job. Can come out well that certainly applies to the s. P. D. In recent times and with that id like to ask you to complete the sentences politics especially when youre the parliamentary director of your partys faction its never just a nine to five job. So what i want most for my children is. To be able to give them the time they need on the weekends if not occasionally during the week. When i go fishing im particularly good at
switching off when i fish by time left in peace and war. Fish for the s. P. D. To land more votes i want to. Yeah historic credibility i think thats the case i think many people have lost their faith in the s. P. D. Thats done for thats just my pleasure. But. This weeks highlights. Abuse designer and his exciting fashions. A german slacklining takes us to new heights in the alps fall maybe just a stroll through the streets of inspired well show you all the highlights. The romex next detail. I. Give to those who say this is a story people who are proud to be german and have found their place on the society but theyve also experienced prejudice and xenophobia what impact does this have on that. Black skin of germany past. The first. Sixty minutes on the d w. What does a football loving country need to reach its goals it will tell you how to germany soccer made it back to the top. In our web special. Dot com. Football made in germany. Happy birthday in good shape returning ten this year and you can win this Amazing Fitness backpack