CDU parliamentary group leader - Koch looks with concern at developments in the world
Before the Christmas break, Tobias Koch, leader of the CDU parliamentary group in the Schleswig-Holstein state parliament, is concerned about developments in the world. "If you limit your view to the country, then you still have the feeling that we're doing quite well here," Koch told dpa. "But as soon as we look beyond the country's borders, we have more than cause for concern." There is Russia's war against Ukraine and a major war situation could arise in the Middle East at any time.
The Western model of democracy is under pressure worldwide. "Autarkies and dictatorships are on the rise." The Western world's approach after the fall of the Berlin Wall of exporting its own value system to the whole world was perhaps a little naïve, as nice as that would have been. "At the moment, we must rather fear that our model is being undermined."
A little more humility is needed. We don't always have to point the finger and want to change everything in the world. "But we must take a firm stance against developments where they are heading in the wrong direction." Koch warned against coming to terms with Russia's behavior. "That cannot and must not be our position." A different approach will also have to be taken with China and dependencies reduced.
With regard to the global situation, he shares the view of Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius (SPD) that we must regain our ability to defend ourselves as quickly as possible. "Our Bundeswehr must regain its ability to defend the country and do so in the shortest possible time," said Koch.
The mood in Germany is such that "we can be worried about our democracy." The European elections and three state elections are due next year. "I am very worried about the ability of these states to govern if the AfD really does get 30 percent or more in the state elections in Saxony or Thuringia," said the parliamentary group leader.
In his view,Schleswig-Holstein has shown how things can be done differently. With a positive and appreciative political style that overcame the usual political camp formation, they had managed to throw the AfD out of the state parliament again. "The party-political profiling addiction of the three traffic light parties with constant mutual recriminations, on the other hand, has the exact opposite effect," Koch is convinced.
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- In response to concerns about Russia's actions in Ukraine, Tobias Koch, the CDU parliamentary group leader in Schleswig-Holstein, urged against compromising or accepting Russia's behavior.
- Koch emphasized the need for a different approach towards China and reducing dependencies, as the Western world's approach after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which involved exporting its value system, may have been overly naive.
- The CDU leader expressed concern about the global situation, especially as the Western model of democracy is under pressure worldwide with the rise of autarkies and dictatorships.
- In Schleswig-Holstein, Koch praised the positive and appreciative political style that successfully ousted the AfD from the state parliament once again, contrasting it with the negative effects of constant mutual recriminations among the 'traffic light' parties.
- Anticipating upcoming European and state elections in Germany, Koch expressed worry about the ability of certain states to govern effectively if far-right parties like the AfD gain significant support, such as in Saxony or Thuringia.
Source: www.stern.de
