The chemistry is right: After their exploratory talks, the SPD, Greens and FDP now want to enter into coalition negotiations.
One partner seems particularly satisfied.
Munich / Berlin - It's such a thing with the imagination: some have none at all, with others it goes through.
Christian Lindner sometimes seems to approach both states.
The talks with the SPD * and the Greens * "expanded the scope of possibilities and made new political imaginations possible," said the FDP leader on Friday (October 15).
It is the same man who lacked any imagination for the traffic light * before the election.
If there was a wobbly factor in the explorations, it was the FDP *, which separates a lot from red-green in terms of content and culture.
But the skepticism seems to be a thing of the past.
It is noticeable how eloquently Lindner praises the conversations.
He speaks of a new style that is "a turning point in political culture".
About the possibility of “bringing the country together”.
For a long time there has been "no comparable opportunity to modernize society, the economy and the state".
Federal election 2021: SPD, Greens and FDP want to start coalition negotiations on traffic lights
The probers sat together for four hours on Friday morning, before the talks lasted well into the night.
The long breath was worth it.
The SPD, Greens and FDP now want to speak in more depth and negotiate a coalition *.
The traffic light is now much more than a vague fantasy.
It was clear that this would happen.
Apparently the atmosphere and the will to reach an agreement were right;
the agreement to keep content secret until the end was also kept.
A paper with the results of the talks will only be made public shortly before the joint appearance on Friday.
You have "not sounded in terms of victory and defeat," says Greens boss Robert Habeck.
It was a give and a take.
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They want to dare to go to the traffic lights (from left): Annalena Baerbock (Greens), Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Chirstian Lindner (FDP).
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FDP can assert a number of points in negotiations with the SPD and the Greens
Who gave more, who took more, is a different question.
It seems clear: the Liberals have negotiated a few things for their willingness to enter into coalition talks.
The debt brake should remain untouched, the wealth tax demanded by the SPD and the Greens is off the table - as is tax increases in general.
The share pension, one of the FDP's favorite projects, is to come as a supplementary part of the retirement provision.
The SPD receives its minimum wage of twelve euros.
The Greens at least the promise to set up an immediate climate program and to greatly expand renewable energies.
Regarding the earlier coal phase-out, however, the phrase “ideally by 2030” reads somewhat vaguely.
A certain pain can be felt among the Greens.
No speed limit, no tax relief for low-income earners.
Habeck says: "That's just the price we pay because the FDP prevailed at the point."
Despite many compromises: SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz sees "very good agreement"
Nevertheless, there is no sign of dissatisfaction on either side. SPD Chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz * speaks of a "very good agreement" and a departure that is possible. “It will be the largest industrial modernization project that Germany has probably carried out in over 100 years,” he says. Green leader Annalena Baerbock * sees a "decade of progress" ahead. Habeck praises the fact that it has been possible to raise enough investments in climate protection or digitization without placing a greater burden on citizens. The party leaders and the candidate for chancellor still owe an answer on how exactly this should work.
The Union, almost at the end of the Jamaica * dreams, criticized on Friday (October 15).
Group leader Ralph Brinkhaus calls the exploratory paper a "bad check for the future".
CSU * regional group leader Alexander Dobrindt whispers: "This is not a basis for a progressive coalition, but for left-wing dreaming."
Before we can continue, the party committees have to agree to coalition talks.
This should be completed on Monday (October 18), when the partners want to start coalition negotiations as soon as possible.
Not all hurdles have been cleared yet, says Baerbock.
But first, says Habeck, “sleep in” first.
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