Wüst also considers black-green to be an option in the federal government. Coalitions between the CDU and the Greens have long since ceased to be “an avant-garde project,” said Wüst.

CSU boss Söder clearly rejected participation by the Greens in government after the next federal election. “We will do a damn thing to close off all options and thereby take away any room for maneuver,’ said CDU Thuringia leader Merz.