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...
ahead building government move
We want negotiations on building a government to move ahead swiftly.
forming government proceed
We want the negotiations on forming a new government to proceed quickly.
cooperation left
There will be no cooperation of any kind with the Left Party.
circumstance love
It is not a love relationship, that is clear. But it is appropriate to the circumstances.
chances changing discovered open remain risks society taking
I discovered when things were changing that one must always remain open to taking risks and chances in society.
convince cooperate doubts eliminate force ideas public stay
The SPD has to eliminate the doubts about our unity. We can only convince the public of the force of our ideas if we cooperate and stay together.
gigantic offering pay
I will do everything to pay back this gigantic offering of confidence.
berlin certainly coalition grand
The grand coalition in Berlin has certainly become more stable.
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.
election few four last limit months
We're not going to have four years of election campaigning. On the contrary, we'll limit that to the last few months before the election in 2009.
democracy given grew quickly responsibility view
We grew up under dictatorship, wanted democracy and were quickly given responsibility. That sharpens the view for risks, but also for chances.