At the end of the week, Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday, the coalition negotiations should start in Berlin.
But what's next?
And when could the government be in place?
Berlin - The coalition negotiations between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP are to start "at the end of the week", according to Annalena Baerbock, leader of the Greens.
But she has not yet given an exact date.
"That is exactly what we are now clarifying between the parties," she said.
After the SPD and the Greens, the FDP also voted on Monday to start intensive talks on the formation of the first traffic light government at the federal level.
So far, the SPD, Greens and FDP had only conducted exploratory talks in order to sound out commonalities and differences without obligation.
In the upcoming coalition negotiations, the partners already have a common government firmly in their sights.
But what's the difference?
And how will the negotiations continue?
Traffic light coalition in Berlin: what is the difference between coalition and exploratory talks?
Exploratory talks are basically about exploring similarities and differences: Do the negotiating partners even find a basis?
Such discussions take place on a smaller scale, usually the parties send their board members and, in individual cases, important politicians to the rounds.
If an agreement on common cornerstones is achieved, more in-depth coalition negotiations are due.
Hundreds of people are involved in negotiating the details of a possible coalition agreement.
At the end of such coalition negotiations, ideally, there is a program that the future government wants to work through in its legislative period.
When do the coalition negotiations between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP begin?
When exactly is not yet certain.
Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday in the
ZDF morning magazine
: “It will start at the end of the week.” When asked whether it might start on Thursday, she said: “We'll see if it's Thursday, early, late or when whatever is.
We are clarifying that right now. "
How are the coalition negotiations between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP going now?
There are no guidelines on how such conversations should take place.
However, a kind of code has been established.
First of all, different working groups are set up to cover the different political areas.
These groups are therefore mostly based on the departments.
A steering group sets the schedule and coordinates the process.
As in the exploratory talks, all those involved emphasized that they should pay attention to trust and discretion in the coalition negotiations.
Video: These are the sticking points of the traffic light coalition negotiations
Only towards the end of the negotiations should it be about posts.
That this does not always succeed is shown by the advances made public by FDP leader Christian Lindner and Greens co-leader Robert Habeck with the post of finance minister.
Members of both parties have proposed their chairpersons for office.
Norbert Walter-Borjans, co-chairman of the SPD, however, emphasized that content should be discussed first.
"I expect that we will do what we have agreed to do: namely that we first talk about the content," Walter-Borjans told
RTL
and
ntv
.
Traffic light negotiations in Berlin: when could a government stand by?
After the general election, Olaf Scholz set the goal of forming a government by Christmas at the latest.
Other parties involved in the negotiations have also repeatedly emphasized that in view of the numerous challenges that Germany is currently facing, a government should be formed quickly.
After the 2017 federal election, Germany did not have a new government until about six months after going to the ballot box.
After a coalition of the Union, FDP and Greens failed, the Union and SPD reunited to form the GroKo.
Coalition talks in Berlin: what if the negotiations between the SPD, the Greens and the FDP fail?
If the three negotiating partners SPD, Greens and FDP cannot agree on a joint coalition agreement, there are several options.
Talks between the Union, the Greens and the FDP would be a conceivable scenario.
Armin Laschet, the Union's candidate for chancellor, had emphasized at least several times that he was open to Jamaica talks.
A grand coalition would also be theoretically possible.
In view of the low popularity of this option among the population and within the party, neither the Union nor the SPD will currently have any great interest in such cooperation.
If there is no coalition with a majority, new elections are the last option.
(fmü)