Matthias Platzeck
Matthias Platzeck
Matthias Platzeckis a German politician. He was Minister President of Brandenburg from 2002 to 2013 and party chairman of the SPD from November 2005 to April 2006...
sensible suggestion worth
Arbitration is a sensible suggestion which it is worth discussing.
again happy state success
I'm happy that we can again have success at state votes.
advice days decision democrat follow leader party past position social step toughest urgent
In the past days I had to come to the toughest decision in my life, which was to follow my doctors' urgent advice to step down from my position as the leader of the Social Democrat Party in Germany.
fantastic result
It's a fantastic result and won't be topped.
against condition directed draw goes line party recent turbulence weeks
I want my party to be a place where something is always going on, with one condition -- that what goes on must always be constructive and look forward, not destructive and directed against each other. We should draw a line under the turbulence of recent weeks and look forward.
attract cannot collection debates lively party wings
A party that debates is alive, and we want a lively party that will attract others. The SPD is more than a collection of wings and subgroups. It cannot be divided.
looks wages secure
We can't continue to look on, when there are entire sectors where there are wages that don't provide a secure livelihood.
betrayal past reality
Anyone who promises that everything can be made the way it used to be with the recipes of the past betrays in reality the people he claims to represent. We must never participate in this betrayal and we must never allow this betrayal.
gigantic offering pay
I will do everything to pay back this gigantic offering of confidence.