10 Quotes by Uwe Andersen

She has done a good job insofar as she hasn't made any mistakes. But we'll have to see how she does on the really big reforms after the state elections before we can judge if she is doing well in a positive sense, rather than just not making mistakes.

The party leaders will probably be able to get support of their members at the end of the day. But it's still a dangerous business.

Experience has shown that state interests can be much stronger than party-political ties,

Both parties have moved on the major issues at hand, and to an extent that they can turn around and sell the deal to their constituencies. That seems to be the main point here.

We'll have to wait to see the content of the coalition agreement. It will be an important sign of whether the government is ready to undertake basic reforms or only reforms too small to get Germany out of a very difficult situation.

They have collected protest votes, and the votes of people who normally don't vote.

It will be a compromise. The Union will be able to push through fewer reforms than they planned to, or than we need.

It's an important symbol that the Easterners have come to power. They have a more pragmatic way of doing things and they are used to big changes in life and therefore, I think, they are not so reluctant to face up to new challenges.

It's an important symbol that the Easterners have come to power, ... They have a more pragmatic way of doing things and they are used to big changes in life and therefore, I think, they are not so reluctant to face up to new challenges.