In Berlin, the explorations for the formation of a new state government are entering their final phase.
The SPD, the Greens and the Left came together in the morning to finally discuss the continuation of their alliance formed in 2016.
If the project announced on Thursday remains and the party committees agree, coalition negotiations could start next week - a good three weeks after the House of Representatives election.
Berlin - First of all, according to reports, there is still a lot to discuss.
The exploratory meeting should last several hours.
The election winner SPD with top candidate Franziska Giffey and the Greens had sounded out with the left as well as with the FDP in the past few days.
Giffey had said in the previous week that the SPD's preference was a traffic light alliance with the Greens and the FDP.
On Thursday she then turned around and declared that the SPD considered further cooperation with the Greens and the Left “to be the most promising path” for a stable government in the next five years.
dpa