[HIGHLIGHTS] “It is questionable whether it will survive”: Merz declares his desire for a coalition – but does not rule out a party

“It is questionable whether it will survive”: Merz declares his desire for a coalition – but does not rule out a party. Merz wants the Union to be “twice as strong” as the Greens and SPD – pact with AfD excluded.

If the FDP actually had to go back into the extra-parliamentary opposition, the only options remaining were the SPD and the Greens. “Not a particularly tempting prospect,” wrote Merz, “but there must be a majority capable of governing”