12 Quotes by Roland Koch

There is a leap from sounding each other out to coalition talks. In doing that, it must be clear that the (Christian Democratic) Union has the right to propose the chancellor and will nominate Angela Merkel.

I see it as a signal for Angela Merkel.

We have the hardest week ahead of us. That's clear.

At the moment I would not want to give anyone hope that things might be different than we have agreed.

That's the decisive question in the final hours for the party leaders,

The CDU has the right to name a chancellor. The SPD are not yet ready to accept that. Schroeder has made them his emotional hostage.

I'm sometimes astonished at how much the German voter can take of this. It's like a powder keg that has no clear trigger.

I'm sometimes astonished at how much the German voter can take of this.

Can you explain to your own supporters what you are doing, bearing in mind a coalition they did not want, but which has been forced on us by the electorate?