FAZ: Will Trump consider Scholz strong? Out of the question
“Trump's re-election is forcing Germany to change course in the areas of defense, economic and financial policy, which has been necessary for a long time, but is now inevitable. But are this broken coalition and this chancellor still able to do it?” – wonders “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”. Press comments were made before Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced the announcement in the evening after 9 p.m removal from the government of Finance Minister Christian Lindner, head of the FDP coalition, and thus the collapse of the coalition. In January, the Bundestag is to hold a vote of confidence in the chancellor, which will most likely result in early elections.
“The fact that Trump will perceive Scholz as strong at home and in the international arena can be ruled out. If there is any other reason to end this coalition monster as quickly as possible, it is Trump's triumph,” summarizes the Frankfurt daily.
Time for action
Similarly, the political situation in Germany after the US elections is commented by “Münchner Merkur”: “Trump's renewed 'takeover of power' in the US: if you follow the ratings from particularly terrified Germany, this is an event somewhere between the biblical visitation and the end of the world. Experience shows that “So this time everything won't end so badly. American democracy – especially those who disregard the US and admirers of Putin, from Sahra Wagenknecht to AfD – is strong enough to deal with one liar, boaster and racist.”
“However, the election results undeniably place one demand on Europeans, and especially on Germans. It is high time that slogans about a “turning point”, unfortunately often empty, are followed by actions in this land of apostles of morality that will go beyond simple ritual condemnation of evil. Donald. The excuse that because of Trump's election the coalition will have to continue to struggle with itself will no longer work,” he warns newspaper from Munich.
Trump's followers felt the wind in their sails
“Her contagious optimism and demonstratively good mood, which she tried to spread from the very beginning, were not enough. However, she remained pale. Inflationillegal immigration, economic growth, and the extremely controversial topic of abortion – Harris either failed to get through it or had too little content. A good idea to enter the race with Tim Walz as a candidate for vice president, because the governor of Minnesota could appeal to more conservative voters, apparently did not work either,” notes “Nürnberger Zeitung” from Nuremberg.
“It is more than likely that Trump will significantly tighten immigration policy, impose tariffs on most imported products, question the Pledge NATO to protect Europe, will stop aid and arms supplies to Ukraine, and will focus entirely on fossil fuels in energy policy. This is visible at first glance: the areas of dispute on this side and on the other side of the Atlantic are very comparable: migration, aid for Ukraine, energy prices, economic transformation. Therefore, it is not surprising that all those in Germany who want to pursue a similar policy have already caught the wind,” writes “Stuttgarter Zeitung”.
(DPA/mar)
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