I approach this with - with an open mind and I'll do it on the basis of a deep conviction with President-elect Donald Trump.

I want us to be able to preserve our level of prosperity. We must constantly remind ourselves that Germany has been eating into its capital. It is only through successful management that we can once again secure our foundation of prosperity and social security.

A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution.

We have shared those values, we continue to share those values and obviously, we will continue to cooperate with the new administration [of the U.S].

It is actually a very good thing, if after eight years of coverage the president of the United States [Barack Obama] says that this is a cooperation based on friendship that we cooperated well.

Only our own strength, a strong conservative party, can prevent Red-Red-Green from taking power at the federal level in 2017.

The plurality of German campaign formats, including the televised debates, reflect that we in Germany don't directly vote for a person like in the United States or in France, but for parties. We have a different system.