Heidelberg (dpa-Afx)-‘Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung’ in Hamburg
In fact, the Hamburg election delivered exactly what was expected in advance. The Prime Minister Peter Tschentscher, popular in the Hanseatic city, had never been carried away by the Bundes-SPD downwards. And the Greens had also won significantly better values on February 23 than in the federal average. That was confirmed now. (…) But the Hamburg result seems to be so disconnected from the federal government: Especially in this heated, polarized time, the potential coalitioners of the CDU and SPD should not overlook what was paid here on election day. Namely, calm, sovereign governance. It is now decided whether this is also possible in Berlin – in the way in which coalition negotiations are conducted and what is decided in it. If Berlin gets into distrust, there is a threat of further erosion of political trust. On the other hand, if you find a joint course, Germany could finally find rest again ./yyzz/dp/zb