The results of the German elections illuminate a reality: the country is committed to moderation and turns its back on the siren songs of extremists and populists. Whether the Social Democrats rule or the Christian Democrats, with the predictable alliances that we explain in this rostrum, Germany will maintain the path of tranquility. A continuity line that, in the absence of the agreements that are yet to be reached, supposes a relief for the interests of Europe and, therefore, of Spain.
Everything indicates that the key to the next government will be held by the Greens and the Liberals, who predict months of tough negotiations that will force the postponement of major decisions in Brussels, and that the veteran Olaf Scholz he has a good chance of becoming chancellor. A social democratic politician who, paradoxically, found in his quiet ways so similar to those of the conservative Angela Merkel a true campaign claim.
If the prognosis is fulfilled, Germany will practically sideline the radical forces and set an extraordinary example of the will for broad consensus. It will show that, given the significant parliamentary fragmentation, the main party is ready to harmonize the concerns and aspirations of the Greens (the party that represents environmentalism, the sustainable development goals and the aspirations of German youth) with those of the Liberals ( the classic party of individual freedoms and fiscal rectitude) for a higher good: the stability of the country and the European Union.
A fact that contrasts with the reality that we live in Spain, where both the PSOE and the PP, unable to meet and locked in the brawl, have thrown themselves into the arms of the populists and have blurred the centrality of the board.
Sin Merkel
There was huge expectation about what political fate awaited Germany after 16 years of Angela Merkel in power. A leader who has been able to weather a high-flying 21st century, with three major crises (that of the Eurozone, that of refugees and that of the coronavirus) and a grand coalition with the SPD behind her, and yet withdraw with a popular approval rating of 80%.
The expectation has been resolved in the best possible way. With the triumph of centrality over hysteria, even though the balance has tipped a little further to the left. What certifies that Germany does not want to blow up certain consensuses that, in the end, outweigh the programmatic differences that may exist. Consensus that includes the role that the country should have within the European Union.
Stability
The Germans, in short, once again trust their future to stability. And the two historic formations, despite the wear and tear inherent in their grand coalition, will have in their hands to negotiate the alliances necessary to form a Government. PSOE and PP would do well in take good note of the Teutonic lesson to abandon so much the confrontation that separates them like his preferences for pacts towards the extremes.
An unacceptable festering that makes it impossible to sign major agreements, blocks the renewal of elementary organs of the State and gives wings to both left and right populisms and peripheral nationalisms. The worst travel companions to safeguard the interests of Spain.
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