It is the relief and satisfaction that dominate the European institutions in the aftermath of the German parliamentary elections. Pro-European political parties will continue to rule the country for four years.
The European Commission refuses to comment, but its vice-president, Frans Timmermans, congratulates his social-democratic partner in the SPD, Olaf Scholz, citing a “strong result”. Same story for the President of the European Parliament, also from the socialist ranks. David Sassoli calls for a social and ecological recovery.
However, in Berlin it will be necessary to reckon with the voice of the Liberals of the FDP in order to form a government coalition. “FDP leader makes no secret of his desire to become finance minister“, specifies Jacob Kirkegaard, analyst at the German Marshall Fund.
During the campaign the Liberals stressed that there was no question of introducing new taxes and increasing the debt. So many proposals that the Social Democrats and the Greens are considering to bring more social justice. “_We should see a government led by Olaf Scholz more open to Emmanuel Macron on questions of social reform _”, says Rafel Loss, researcher at the European Council on Foreign Relations.
The issue is whether these parties will be able to overcome their differences. According to analysts this coalition between Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals seems for the moment the most likely to lead Germany.
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