The exploratory talks are to be deepened from Monday.
This was announced by the general secretaries of the SPD, Greens and FDP.
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Update from October 8, 12:45 p.m.:
According to FDP presidium member Hans-Ulrich Rülke, the SPD, Greens and Free Democrats want to move forward quickly with the explorations for a traffic light alliance *.
"An exploratory paper should be sought in the next week," said the parliamentary group leader in Baden-Württemberg on Friday in Stuttgart.
Regarding the consequences of the offered withdrawal from CDU boss Armin Laschet, Rülke said: "The Jamaica option did not die, but the Patient Union is in the intensive care unit." In order to be able to form a coalition, you need a contact person. “At the moment the Union has canceled its telephone connection.” If it is clear who speaks for the Union, it is conceivable “that Jamaica will be negotiated again”.
Rülke is of the opinion that it is not a strategic disadvantage for the FDP that Jamaica has now become even more difficult.
Because SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz also has no alternative because a grand coalition is currently failing.
“The Union doesn't have a telephone number for him either.” The FDP politician is convinced: “Olaf Scholz is at least as much under pressure as the Greens and FDP.” However, CDU politician Friedrich Merz recently continued to name Laschet as a contact person for coalition talks.
“Ampel” coalition: SPD General Klingbeil enthusiastic about the “trickery talks” with the FDP and the Greens
Update from October 8th, 7:32 am
: “That can work”: SPD General Secretary Lars Klingbeil has expressed himself
confidently
after the first three-way conversation with the Greens and the FDP
(see first report)
. He now assumes "that we will really make some progress in exploratory talks in the next week". Klingbeil said that on Thursday evening in the ARD “Tagesthemen”.
The talks on Thursday were shaped by the goal of achieving something together, said Klingbeil.
“Today all topics were on the table.
It was not at all about exchanging polite phrases or avoiding the bush.
Today we talked tacheles in many places, ”said the Social Democrat.
"That was good, that made sense, and in the end, again, we all stated: It will continue on Monday."
The Greens and FDP have explicitly kept the possibility of a Jamaica coalition with the Union open, even if they are now exploring priority with the SPD.
Exploring the "traffic light": FDP veteran Baum praises his party's strategy
The former Federal Minister of the Interior Gerhart Baum (FDP) expressed himself positively about the actions of his party in the struggle to form a government.
"The FDP has a very clever strategy and a joint mandate with the Greens," he told the
RND
newspapers on Friday.
"The nucleus of a new coalition is the coexistence of green and yellow."
He also recalled the previous government cooperation between the FDP and the SPD, in which he was involved: “The social-liberal coalition of 1969 was a reform coalition.
They wanted to get away from the post-war period and a comprehensive reform of our society.
Even today, a comprehensive approach to social reform is what unites. "
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Juso federal chairwoman Jessica Rosenthal (left) with SPD leader Saskia Esken (archive photo)
© Janine Schmitz / Imago
Explorations: Jusos want to "sit at the table" in conversations with traffic lights
Update from October 8th, 6:09 am
: If it should be a traffic light, the young Social Democrats demand a say: "If after the explorations the contents of the traffic light are specifically negotiated, the Jusos have to sit at the table," said the chairman of the SPD Youth organization, Jessica Rosenthal, the
RND
newspapers from Friday.
"For us it is about social progress such as overcoming Hartz IV, as well as enforcing our youth policy demands."
The SPD's exploratory team currently consists of Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz, party leaders Saskia Esken and Norbert Walter-Borjans, parliamentary group leader Rolf Mützenich, Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer and Secretary General Lars Klingbeil.
In the federal election, 49 social democrats of Juso age were also elected to parliament, which corresponds to almost a quarter of the members of the SPD parliamentary group.
SPD, Greens and FDP deepen negotiations from Monday: mood fluctuates between "broken" and "very pleasant"
First report from October 7th
: Berlin - SPD *, Greens * and FDP * are taking the next step towards the possible formation of the first traffic light coalition at federal level. After a first joint round, the general secretaries of the three parties announced on Thursday in-depth talks for the coming week. It should start on Monday morning, with two more meetings to follow.
"We felt that we could create something together," said SPD General Secretary Lars Klingbeil.
Greens Federal Managing Director Michael Kellner spoke of a "basis of trust".
His FDP colleague Volker Wissing reported that the FDP Presidium had unanimously proposed "now to enter into a formal, in-depth exploratory phase".
There will also be specific issues.
You don't meet on Monday to have a casual chat, emphasized Wissing.
Explorations go into a serious phase: SPD, Greens and FDP negotiate traffic light coalition
While the general secretaries took on a more serious tone, there were also smiling faces in front of the door of a sober exhibition hall in Berlin in the bright sunshine. Nobody broke the vow of silence here * - the negotiators deliberately hold back with statements about the content. SPD leader Saskia Esken only called the conversation “very, very nice”. Greens boss Robert Habeck said he was "broken" after the day. Green veteran Claudia Roth, on the other hand, left the hall with a smile on her face and the conclusion "very pleasant".
The negotiators of the FDP, on the other hand, could hardly get a smile out of it.
In parallel to the traffic light talks, CDU leader Armin Laschet * indicated in an internal meeting a new start in his party * - which raises the question of whether he or someone else should negotiate a still not completely ruled out Jamaica coalition.
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Greens federal manager Michael Kellner (r.), SPD general secretary Lars Klingbeil (m.) And Volker Wissing, general secretary of the FDP, during a press conference.
© Kay Nietfeld / dpa
Traffic light coalition or still Jamaica?
FDP keeps all options open
The possibility of such an alliance with the Union had previously been expressly left open to the FDP and also the Greens - even if both parties decided to hold three-way talks with the election winner SPD as a priority. The FDP also kept the Jamaica option open on Thursday. The yardstick for the formation of a government is not people, but content, said Wissing.
The first round of red, green and yellow traffic lights was characterized by a serious atmosphere, according to Klingbeil.
It is important that the political style is not shaped by winners and losers, but that each of the three parties can set its priorities.
Kellner emphasized: "You can talk to each other confidentially and trustingly about all topics." Although there was no agreement everywhere, there was a willingness to take larger hurdles together, reported the FDP and the Greens after the meeting.
Explorations by the SPD, Greens and FDP: Merkel assumes that a government will be formed quickly
Chancellor Angela Merkel * also assumes that the formation of a government will at least run faster than after the previous federal election *. At that time, the Union and the SPD only came to an agreement months in the spring after the election. During a visit to Rome on Thursday, she promised the Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi a continued successful cooperation "until I am replaced by the new German Chancellor". "And that will certainly go faster this time than when the government was last formed," said Merkel.
In the coming week, the SPD, Greens and FDP want to meet on Monday, Tuesday and Friday.
Wednesday and Thursday are the negotiations break - also because SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz * travels to the meeting of G20 finance ministers in Washington.
The general secretaries did not want to miss these days and stay in contact, assured Klingbeil.
Video: Traffic light discussions are deepened - CDU before staff restart
At the end of the week, the parties want to take stock of the explorations and decide whether further meetings are necessary.
The next step would then be to enter into official coalition negotiations.
But before that, at least the Greens have to ask for a small party congress.
(dpa / fmü)
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