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The small party congress of the Greens voted to start coalition negotiations with the SPD and FDP.
Previously, Greens co-boss Robert Habeck had strongly promoted it.
The text recently negotiated by the three parties is a "good exploratory paper".
It creates the opportunity to give the country a policy that provides answers that are “state of the art”.
Habeck admitted that the Greens had not prevailed in the explorations on certain points.
He mentioned the speed limit and the demand for a moderate increase in the top tax rate, with which low-income earners should be relieved.
Other points included in the paper are so important that the result can be classified as "sustainable" for the start of coalition negotiations.
"We expect something to do with this paper," admitted Habeck, and added, referring to the SPD and FDP: "But the others too."
The Greens now have the chance to join the government and "not just write paper for party conferences" in the future.
He added: "We're going from the defensive to the design, to the offensive."
Habeck referred to a number of political innovations that were recorded in the exploratory paper.
In addition to the commitment to the 1.5-degree path in climate protection and the "ideally" phase-out of coal, which is brought forward to 2030, this also includes basic child benefits, a minimum wage of twelve euros and a "modern immigration law".
The SPD executive board had already cleared the way for coalition negotiations to begin on Friday.
The SPD would provide the chancellor in the alliance with Olaf Scholz.
The FDP committees meet on Monday.
Here, too, the green light is expected.
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