Andreas Kluth, Journalist and author, who says: "In effect, Merkel now runs a caretaker government, with no residual ambition at all. That is tragic for Germany and Europe." 

 

  

 

Also with us is Vanessa Vu from ZEIT ONLINE, who argues that: "The ruling coalition is shying away from a reset. In the end, this might harm both parties – and our democracy." 

 

  

And a very warm welcome, too, to Cordula Tutt from the business weekly Wirtschaftswoche, who believes: “Grand coalitions disrupt the traditional party system, and so do huge shifts within the electorate. Urban and rural voters, East and West are more divided than before.”