With its motto “Dare to make more progress”, the coalition agreement of the traffic light parties ties in with Willy Brandt’s famous promise in his first government declaration in 1969: “We want to dare to do more democracy”. This can also be seen as a reminder by the SPD of the Free Democrats, who were part of the party at the time and who have seen themselves as natural partners of the CDU / CSU for so long. This can also apply to the second well-known quote from Brandt’s speech: “We want to be a people of good neighbors”. For the implementation of this promise, Willy Brandt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 50 years ago.
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